List of hierarchs of the Romanian Orthodox Church

This is the list of the hierarchs of the Romanian Orthodox Church, depicting the organization of the church.

For a list of those hierarchs who are currently members of the Holy Synod, see the website of the patriarchate

Hierarchs

  • Archbishop of Bucharest - Patriarch Daniel
    • Vicar of the Archdiocese of Bucharest – currently Timotei Prahoveanul

Archdiocese of Târgoviște

  • Archbishop of Târgoviște – currently Nifon Mihăiță
  • Archbishop of Argeș and Muscel – currently Calinic Argatu

Archdiocese of Buzău and Vrancea

  • Archbishop of Buzău and Vrancea – currently Ciprian Spiridon

Archdiocese of the Lower Danube

  • Archbishop of Lower Danube – currently Casian Crăciun
  • Bishop of Slobozia and Călărași – currently Vincențiu Grifoni
  • Bishop of Alexandria and Teleorman – currently Galaction Stângă
  • Bishop of Giurgiu – currently Ambrozie Meleacă
  • Bishop of Tulcea – currently Visarion Bălțat[2]

Archdiocese of Iași

  • Archbishop of Iași and Metropolitan of Moldova and Bukovina – currently Teofan Savu
    • Vicar Bishop – currently Nichifor Botoșăneanul
  • Archbishop of Suceava and Rădăuți – currently Calinic Dumitriu
    • Vicar Bishop – currently Damaschin Dorneanul

Archdiocese of Roman and Bacău

  • Archbishop of Roman and Bacău – currently Ioachim Giosan
    • Vicar Bishop - currently Teofil Trotușanul
Diocese of Huși
  • Bishop of Huși – currently Ignatie Trif[3]

Metropolis of Transylvania

Archdiocese of Sibiu

  • Archbishop of Sibiu and Metropolitan of Transylvania – currently Laurențiu Streza
    • Vicar Bishop – currently Ilarion Făgărășanul

Archdiocese of Alba Iulia

  • Archbishop of Alba Iulia – currently Irineu Pop
Diocese of Oradea
  • Bishop of Covasna and Harghita – currently Andrei Moldovan
  • Bishop of Deva and Hunedoara – currently Nestor Dinculeană
    • Vicar Bishop – currently Gherontie Hunedoreanul[4]
  • Archbishop of Vad, Feleac and Cluj and Metropolitan of Cluj, Maramureș and Sălaj – currently Andrei Andreicuț
    • Vicar Bishop – currently Samuel Bistrițeanul
Diocese of Maramureș and Sătmar
  • Bishop of Maramureș and Sătmar – currently Iustin Hodea
    • Vicar Bishop – currently Timotei Sătmăreanul
  • Bishop of Sălaj – currently Benedict Vesa

Archdiocese of Craiova

  • Archbishop of Craiova and Metropolitan of Oltenia – currently Irineu Popa
  • Archbishop of Râmnic – currently Varsanufie Gogescu
Diocese of Severin and Strehaia
  • Bishop of Severin and Strehaia – currently Nicodim Nicolăescu
  • Bishop of Slatina – currently Sebastian Pașcanu[5]

Archdiocese of Timișoara

  • Archbishop of Timișoara and Metropolitan of Banat – currently Ioan Selejan
    • Vicar Bishop – currently Paisie Lugojanul
  • Archbishop of Arad – currently Timotei Seviciu
    • Vicar- Bishop – currently Emilian Crișanul
  • Bishop of Caransebeș – currently Lucian Mic[6]

Diaspora

Archdiocese of Chișinău

  • Archbishop of Chișinău and Metropolitan of Bessarabia – currently Petru Păduraru
    • Vicar - Bishop – currently Nectarie de Bogdania
Diocese of Bălți (former Diocese of Hotin)
  • Bishop of Bălți – currently Antonie Telembici
Diocese of Southern Bessarabia (former Diocese of Cetatea Albă-Ismail)
  • Bishop of Southern Bessarabia – currently Veniamin Goreanu[7]
  • Romanian Orthodox Archbishop of Western Europe and Romanian Orthodox Metropolitan of Western and Southern Europe – currently Iosif Pop
    • Vicar Bishop – currently Marc Nemțeanul

Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese of Great Britain

  • Romanian Orthodox Archbishop of Great Britain - currently Atanasie Rusnac[8][9]
  • Bishop of Italy – currently Siluan Șpan
Diocese of Spain and Portugal
  • Bishop of Spain and Portugal – currently Timotei Lauran
    • Vicar Bishop – currently Teofil de Iberia[10]
Diocese of Ireland and Iceland
  • Romanian Orthodox Bishop of Ireland and Iceland - currently Nectarie Petre

Metropolis of Germany, Central and Northern Europe

Archdiocese of Germany, Austria and Luxemburg

  • Archbishop of Germany, Austria and Luxemburg and Metropolitan of Germany, Central and Northern Europe – currently Serafim Joantă
    • Vicar Bishop – currently Sofian Brașoveanul
Diocese of Northern Europe
  • Bishop of Northern Europe – currently Macarie Drăgoi[11]

Archdiocese of the United States of America

  • Archbishop of the United States of America and Metropolitan of the Two Americas – currently Nicolae Condrea
  • Bishop of Canada – currently Ioan Casian Tunaru[12]

Entities under the direct coordination of the Romanian Patriarchy

  • Bishop of Dacia Felix – currently Ieronim Crețu

Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Australia and New Zealand

See also

References

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