Romanian Orthodox Church

Romanian Orthodox Church
Biserica Ortodoxă Română
Coat of arms
AbbreviationROC (in English)
BOR (in Romanian)
TypeEastern Christianity
ClassificationEastern Orthodox
ScriptureSeptuagint, New Testament
TheologyEastern Orthodox theology
PolityEpiscopal
PrimateDaniel, Patriarch of All Romania
Bishops58
Priests15,068[1]
Distinct fellowshipsUkrainian Orthodox Vicariate, Army of the Lord
Parishes15,717[1]
Monastics2,810 men, and 4,795 women[1]
Monasteries359[1]
AssociationsEastern Orthodox Church
LanguageRomanian
LiturgyByzantine Rite
HeadquartersDealul Mitropoliei, Bucharest
TerritoryRomania
Moldova[a]
PossessionsSerbia
Hungary
Western and Southern Europe;
Germany, Central and Northern Europe;
Americas;
Australia and New Zealand
Founder(as Metropolis of Romania)
Nifon Rusailă, Carol I
(as Patriarchate of Romania)
Miron Cristea, Ferdinand I
Independence1865
Recognition25 April 1885
(Autocephalous metropolis)
1925
(Autocephalous Patriarchate)
AbsorbedRomanian Greek Catholic Church (1948)
SeparationsOld Calendarist Romanian Orthodox Church (1925)
Evangelical Church of Romania (1927)
Romanian Greek Catholic Church (1990)
Members16,367,267 in Romania;[2] 720,000 in Moldova[3] 11,203 in United States[4]
PublicationsZiarul Lumina
Official websitepatriarhia.ro
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Overview
Background
Organization
Autocephalous jurisdictions
Autocephalous Churches who are officially part of the communion:

Autocephaly recognized by some autocephalous Churches de jure:

Autocephaly and canonicity recognized by Constantinople and 3 other autocephalous Churches:

Spiritual independence recognized by Georgian Orthodox Church:


Autonomous jurisdictions

Semi-Autonomous:

Episcopal assemblies
Noncanonical jurisdictions
Ecumenical councils
  • Other possible ecumenical councils:
  • Other important councils:
History
Theology
Liturgy and worship
Liturgical calendar
  • The four fasting periods:
Major figures
Other topics

The Romanian Orthodox Church (ROC; Romanian: Biserica Ortodoxă Română, BOR), or Patriarchate of Romania, is an autocephalous Eastern Orthodox church in full communion with other Eastern Orthodox Christian churches, and one of the nine patriarchates in the Eastern Orthodox Church. Since 1925, the church's Primate has borne the title of Patriarch. Its jurisdiction covers the territories of Romania and Moldova, with additional dioceses for Romanians living in nearby Serbia and Hungary, as well as for diaspora communities in Central and Western Europe, North America and Oceania. It is the only autocephalous church within Eastern Orthodoxy to have a Romance language for liturgical use.

The majority of Romania's population (16,367,267, or 85.9% of those for whom data were available, according to the 2011 census data[5]), as well as some 720,000 Moldovans,[3] belong to the Romanian Orthodox Church.

Members of the Romanian Orthodox Church sometimes refer to Orthodox Christian doctrine as Dreapta credință ("right/correct belief" or "true faith"; compare to Greek ὀρθὴ δόξα, "straight/correct belief").[citation needed]

  1. ^ a b c d Reichel & Eder 2011, p. 25.
  2. ^ 2011 Romanian census.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Basarabia was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Krindatch 2011, p. 143.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference ReligionCensus2011 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).


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