Patriarch Daniel of Romania
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| By God's mercy, Archbishop of Bucharest, Metropolitan of Locum tenens of the throne of Caesarea Cappadociae and Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel, Patriarch of All Romania | |
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| Church | Romanian Orthodox Church |
| See | Bucharest |
| Installed | 30 September 2007 |
| Predecessor | Patriarch Teoctist of Romania |
| Other post(s) | Archbishop of Iași and Metropolitan of Moldavia and Bukovina Vicar bishop of Timișoara |
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| Ordination | 14 August 1987 |
| Consecration | 20 March 1990 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Dan Ilie Ciobotea 22 July 1951 |
| Nationality | Romanian |
| Denomination | Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Parents | Alexie Ciobotea Stela Ciobotea |
| Alma mater | University 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 | |
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Incumbent Patriarch Daniel of Romania | |
Miron Cristea | |
| Website | patriarhia.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".
Biography
Daniel Ciobotea was born in the village of Dobrești, Bara Commune, Timiș County, as the third son in the family of teacher Alexie and Stela Ciobotea.
He followed the
After passing his Baccalaureate exam, he then joined the university-level Theological Institute in Sibiu (1970–1974), where he obtained his degree in Theology with specialisation in the New Testament.[1]
During the period 1974–1976 he followed the doctoral courses at the Theological Institute in
His studies abroad prompted critics to argue that he collaborated with the
On 15 June 1979 he defended a Doctoral Dissertation at the Protestant Theology Faculty in
A more developed version of his doctoral dissertation was prepared under the guidance of his mentor, Dumitru Stăniloae and it was successfully defended on 31 October 1980 at the Orthodox Theological Institute in Bucharest under the title: "Teologie și spiritualitate creștină. Raportul dintre ele și situația actuală" (Theology and Christian spirituality. The relationship between them and the current situation).
Between 1980 and 1986, Dan Ilie Ciobotea served as lecturer at the Ecumenical Institute in Bossey, Switzerland, while from 1986 to 1988 he acted as the institute's Adjunct Director.
In 1987, he entered the
In 1992, he started teaching Theology at the Dumitru Staniloae Faculty of Orthodox Theology in the Al. I Cuza University in Iași.
Between 1 September 1988 – 1 March 1990, he was patriarchal counsellor and director of the Contemporary Theology and Ecumenical Dialogue Section in the Romanian Patriarchate.
In early 1990, he belonged to the short-lived Group for Reflection on Church Renewal where ironically he shared the same views for church reform with Bartolomeu Anania, who would become his rival in the race for patriarch in 2007.
In March 1990, Daniel was ordained as suffragan bishop of the Archbishopric of Timișoara. Three months later, in June 1990, he was appointed Metropolitan of Moldova and Bukovina.
He founded the influential Radio Trinitas in 1998. Daniel has also been questioned when using a paint-roller dipped in Holy Oil to bless new Radio and Television stations.[2]
Between 5–8 October 2005, the Metropolitanate of Moldova and Bukovina co-organised with the Centre for Post-communist Studies (Canada, directed by Dr. Lavinia Stan and Dr. Lucian Turcescu) a prestigious international symposium on Church and State in Post-communist Eastern Europe.
On 12 September 2007, he was elected to take the lead of the
Although appreciated for his intellectual skills and diplomacy, Daniel is regarded as a renovationist by traditionalists who accuse him of supporting ecumenism (considered a "heresy of our times"), and of planning to forcibly unite the Romanian Orthodox Church with the Roman Catholic Church,[3] although he refuted the first allegation in a public statement.[4]
Offices and honours
| Styles of Patriarch Daniel of Romania | |
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Reference style | His Beatitude |
| Spoken style | Your Beatitude |
| Religious style | Patriarch |
- 1980–1988 – Lector at the Ecumenical Institute in Bossey, Geneva and associate professor in Geneva and Fribourg, Switzerland;
- 1988 – Patriarchal Counselor, Director of the Sector of Contemporary Theology and Ecumenical Dialogue;
- 1988 – Conferent at the Catheder of Christian Mission of the Ecumenical Institute in Bucharest;
- 1990 (March) – elected and ordained Vicarius Bishop of the Archbishopric of Timișоаra;
- 1990 (June) – elected as Archbishop of Iași and Metropolitan of Moldova and Bukovina;
- since 1992 – Theology professor at the Orthodox Theology Faculty "Dumitru Stăniloae" of the "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University in Iași;
- Representative of the National Synodal Commission for Religious Education Bucharest;
- President of the Theology and Liturgics Commission of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church
- Honorary Member of the National Commission for Historical Monuments Bucharest;
- Member of the Central and Executive Committee of the Ecumenical Council of Churches (Geneva, 1991–1998);
- Member of the Presidium of Superior and Central Committee of the European Church Conference (since 1990);
- Vicepresident of the Second General Meeting of the European Churches Conference (Graz, 1997);
- Full Member of the International Academy of Religious Sciences in Brussels (2000).
- Honorary citizen of the city of Negrești-Oaș.[5][6]
References
- ^ "Părintele Cleopa, Patriarhul Daniel şi Securitatea. Cum a urcat Preafericitul Dan Ilie Ciobotea 3 trepte ale vieţii monahale în 10 zile, ajutat de Teoctist". Adevarul.ro. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ^ "Romania: Church patriarch's paint-roller blessing". BBC News. 17 June 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ^ "Romanian Orthodox Christians get new leader" in Southeast European Times, 14 September 2007
- ^ "Patriarhul Daniel nu este mason". Gandul.info. 10 October 2007. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ^ "Cetăţenii de onoare". 25 August 2012. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ^ "P.F. Daniel este cetățean de onoare al orașului Negrești-Oaș". Archived from the original on 4 November 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
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