Patriarch Daniel of Romania

Daniel
By God's mercy, Archbishop of Bucharest, Metropolitan of Muntenia and Dobrogea, Locum tenens of the throne of Caesarea Cappadociae and Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel,
Patriarch of All Romania
ChurchRomanian Orthodox Church
SeeBucharest
Installed30 September 2007
PredecessorPatriarch Teoctist of Romania
Other post(s)Archbishop of Iași and Metropolitan of Moldavia and Bukovina
Vicar bishop of Timișoara
Orders
Ordination14 August 1987
Consecration20 March 1990
Personal details
Born
Dan Ilie Ciobotea

(1951-07-22) 22 July 1951 (age 73)
NationalityRomanian
DenominationEastern Orthodox Church
ParentsAlexie Ciobotea
Stela Ciobotea
Alma materUniversity Theologic Orthodox Institute of Sibiu
Bucharest Institute of Orthodox Theology [ro]
University of Strasbourg's Faculty of Protestant Theology
University of Freiburg's Faculty of Catholic Theology
Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church
Incumbent
Patriarch Daniel of Romania
StyleHis Beatitude
ResidenceBucharest
Formation1925
First holderMiron Cristea
Websitepatriarhia.ro

Daniel (Romanian pronunciation: [daniˈel]; born Dan Ilie Ciobotea [ˈdan iˈli.e tʃjoˈbote̯a] on 22 July 1951) is the Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church. The elections took place on 12 September 2007. Daniel won with a majority of 95 votes out of 161 against Bartolomeu Anania. He was officially enthroned on 30 September 2007 in the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest. As such, his official title is "Archbishop of Bucharest, Metropolitan of Muntenia and Dobrogea, Locum tenens of the throne of Caesarea of Cappadocia, Patriarch of All Romania".