Ukrainian Orthodox Vicariate Sighetu Marmației
   HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

The Ukrainian Orthodox Vicariate Sighetu Marmației ( ro, Vicariatul Ortodox Ucrainean Sighetu Marmației; uk, Православний Український вікаріат у Сиготі) is a
vicar A vicar (; Latin: ''vicarius'') is a representative, deputy or substitute; anyone acting "in the person of" or agent for a superior (compare "vicarious" in the sense of "at second hand"). Linguistically, ''vicar'' is cognate with the English pref ...
iate of the
Romanian Orthodox Church The Romanian Orthodox Church (ROC; ro, Biserica Ortodoxă Română, ), or Patriarchate of Romania, is an autocephalous Eastern Orthodox church in full communion with other Eastern Orthodox Christian denomination, Christian churches, and one of ...
serving
Eastern Orthodox Eastern Orthodoxy, also known as Eastern Orthodox Christianity, is one of the three main branches of Chalcedonian Christianity, alongside Catholicism and Protestantism. Like the Pentarchy of the first millennium, the mainstream (or "canonical") ...
believers from
Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...
's Ukrainian community. Most of Romania's Ukrainians belonged to the Greek-Catholic Church until the newly established
Communist regime A communist state, also known as a Marxist–Leninist state, is a one-party state that is administered and governed by a communist party guided by Marxism–Leninism. Marxism–Leninism was the state ideology of the Soviet Union, the Cominte ...
outlawed it in 1948. Following their conversion to Orthodoxy, they were organised into a vicariate headquartered at
Sighetu Marmației Sighetu Marmației (, also spelled ''Sighetul Marmației''; german: Marmaroschsiget or ''Siget''; hu, Máramarossziget, ; uk, Сигіт, Syhit; yi, סיגעט, Siget), until 1960 Sighet, is a city (Municipalities of Romania, municipality) in ...
, including parishes in
Maramureș Maramureș or Marmaroshchyna ( ro, Maramureș ; uk, Мармарощина, Marmaroshchyna; hu, Máramaros) is a geographical, historical and cultural region in northern Romania and western Ukraine. It is situated in the northeastern Carpath ...
,
Transylvania Transylvania ( ro, Ardeal or ; hu, Erdély; german: Siebenbürgen) is a historical and cultural region in Central Europe, encompassing central Romania. To the east and south its natural border is the Carpathian Mountains, and to the west the Ap ...
,
Crișana Crișana ( hu, Körösvidék, german: Kreischgebiet) is a geographical and historical region in north-western Romania, named after the Criș (Körös) River and its three tributaries: the Crișul Alb, Crișul Negru, and Crișul Repede. In Roma ...
and the
Banat Banat (, ; hu, Bánság; sr, Банат, Banat) is a geographical and historical region that straddles Central and Eastern Europe and which is currently divided among three countries: the eastern part lies in western Romania (the counties of T ...
. In 1952, the vicariate became a Ukrainian
archpriest The ecclesiastical title of archpriest or archpresbyter belongs to certain priests with supervisory duties over a number of parishes. The term is most often used in Eastern Orthodoxy and the Eastern Catholic Churches and may be somewhat analogous ...
's district, headquartered at Poienile de sub Munte and governed by the Diocese of Cluj. The district continued to function in this manner until 1990, receiving annual financial contributions from the Romanian Patriarchate."Mitropolia Banatului"
, at the
Ministry of Culture and National Patrimony The Ministry of Culture of Romania ( ro, Ministerul Culturii) is one of the ministries of the Government of Romania. The current position holder is Lucian Romașcanu from the Social Democratic Party (Romania), Social Democratic Party (PSD). The ' ...

Under-Secretariat for Culture and Religious Affairs
accessed January 4, 2011.
After the 1989 fall of the Communist regime, the vicariate was re-established, again directed from Sighetu Marmaţiei and with two archpriest's districts, there and at
Lugoj Lugoj (; hu, Lugos; german: Lugosch; sr, Лугош, Lugoš; bg, Лугож; tr, Logoş) is a list of cities and towns in Romania, city in Timiș County, Romania. The Timiș River divides the city into two halves, the so-called "Romanian Lugoj" ...
. As of 2008, there were 33 parishes operating in 33 church buildings, 27 priests, one
nunnery A convent is a community of monks, nuns, religious brothers or, sisters or priests. Alternatively, ''convent'' means the building used by the community. The word is particularly used in the Catholic Church, Lutheran churches, and the Anglican C ...
at
Rona de Sus Rona de Sus ( hu, Felsőróna; german: Oberrohnen; uk, Bишня Рівня; rue, Вишня Руна) is a commune in Maramureș County, Maramureș, Romania. It is composed of two villages: Coștiui (''Rónaszék''; ''Rohnen''; Коштіль) ...
, and approximately 53,300 members. The vicariate is under the Romanian Orthodox Church's jurisdiction, but is administratively autonomous. Unlike in the rest of the Romanian Orthodox Church, the
Julian calendar The Julian calendar, proposed by Roman consul Julius Caesar in 46 BC, was a reform of the Roman calendar. It took effect on , by edict. It was designed with the aid of Greek mathematicians and astronomers such as Sosigenes of Alexandr ...
is used. The Lugoj district was established in November 1990, following efforts by the local Ukrainian cultural organization. Initially, there were six parishes; later, the one at Copăcele reverted to the ordinary structure of the Romanian Orthodox Church, but nine other parishes were added, the total reaching fourteen by 2005. The ones at
Criciova Criciova ( hu, Kricsó; uk, Крічова) is a commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Cireșu ( hu, Cserestemes; uk, Чирешу), Cireșu Mic ( hu, Kiscseres), Criciova and Jdioara ( hu, Zsidóvár; sr, Жидо ...
, Cornuţel and Zorile operate in pre-existing churches, while the remainder are new buildings, except the one at
Remetea Mică Remetea may refer to several places in Romania: * Remetea, Bihor, a commune in Bihor County * Remetea, Harghita, a commune in Harghita County * Remetea, a village in Meteș Commune, Alba County * Remetea, a district in the city of Târgu Mureș, M ...
, which holds services in the local
Roman Catholic Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lette ...
church.Raularian Rusu, ''Organizarea spaţiului geografic în Banat'', Editura Mirton, Timişoara, 2007, p.274. File:RO MM Poienile de sub Munte 34.jpg, Wooden church in Poienile de sub Munte (1798) File:RO MM Poienile de sub Munte 25.jpg, Stone church in Poienile de sub Munte File:RO MM Ruscova wooden church 1.jpg, Wooden church in Ruscova (1954, incorporating elements dating to 1779) File:Crasna Viseului Kirche.jpg, Church in Crasna Vişeului File:RO TM Stiuca 1.jpg, Church in
Știuca Știuca (Romanian for " pike"; hu, Csukás; german: Ebendorf; uk, Щука or Штюка) is a commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Dragomirești, Oloșag, Știuca and Zgribești. Name History The first menti ...


Notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ukrainian Orthodox Vicariate Sighetu Marmatiei Religious organizations established in the 1940s Romanian Orthodox dioceses Ukrainian diaspora in Romania Sighetu Marmației