Subdivision of the Romanian Orthodox Church
Metropolitan Cathedral in Iași The Metropolis of Moldavia and Bucovina , in Iași, Romania , is a metropolis of the Romanian Orthodox Church .
History The history of the Orthodox church in the Romanian lands, 10-18th centuries The Metropolis of Moldavia was set up in 1386, and recognized in 1401, by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople . It then united, in 1872, with the Metropolis of Ungro-Wallachia to form the Romanian Orthodox Church.[1]
Administration and structure The church is headed by the Archbishop of Iași and Metropolitan of Moldavia and Bucovina, Teofan Savu.
It is divided into three archdioceses and one diocese.
Archdioceses and Archbishops
Dioceses and Bishops Diocese of Huși: Corneliu Onilă (2009-2017)
List of Metropolitans 1401 Iosif Mușat 1436-1447 Damian 1447-1452 Ioachim 1452-1477 Teoctist I 1477-1508 Gheorghe I de Neamțu 1509-1528 Teoctist II 1528-1530 Calistrat 1530-1546 Teofan I 1546-1551 Grigorie Roșca 1551-1552 Gheorghe II de Bistrița 1552-1564 Grigorie II de la Neamț 1564-1572 Teofan II 1572-1577 Atanasie 1578-1579 Teofan II .../... 1582-1588 Teofan II 1588-1591 Gheorghe III Movilă 1591-1594 Nicanor 1595-1600 Gheorghe III Movilă 1600-1601 vacancy 1601-1605 Gheorghe III Movilă 1605-1608 Teodosie Barbovschi 1608-1629 Anastasie Crimca 1629-1632 Anastasie II 1632-1653 Varlaam Moţoc 1653-1659 Ghedeon 1659-1666 Sava .../...
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1675-1686 Dosoftei Bărilă 1686-1689 Calistrat Vartic 1689-1701 Sava de la Roman .../...
1708-1722 Ghedeon 1722-1730 Gheorghe IV 1730-1740 Antonie 1740-1750 Nechifor 1750-1760 Iacob Putneanul 1761-1786 Gavriil Callimachi 1786-1788 Leon Gheucă 1788-1792 Ambrozie Serebrenicov 1792-1803 Iacob Stamati [2] 1803-1842 Veniamin Costache .../...
See also
References ^ "The Position of the Romanian Patriarchate concerning the Reactivation of the Three Dioceses in the Metropolitanate of Bessarabia". Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2014-02-04 . ^ Mitropolitul Iacob Stamati: fermitate duhovnicească și simț gospodăresc, 24 iunie 2008, Pr. Bogdan Racu, Ziarul Lumina , accesat la 7 iulie 2013
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