Talk:Coronation Cathedral, Alba Iulia

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Maybe the name is a little too long?--Codrin.B (talk) 02:57, 16 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Could be. In general, we do [Cathedral name, city]. (See for instance

Saint Michael's Cathedral, Alba Iulia. - Biruitorul ^Talk 04:01, 16 November 2011 (UTC)[reply

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Why was the article moved to the current title? The place of worship doesn't seem to have an established English name, however "Coronation Cathedral" doesn't seem to be used officially: in English, the city administration calls it The Reunification Cathedral, while the official (i.e. government-supported) tourist guide to Romania calls it Orthodox Cathedral of the Reunification. In Romanian, the Orthodox Bishopric calls it Orthodox Archiepiscopal Cathedral], while the Romanian gvt calls it the Reunification Cathedral [1] [2], as does the Romanian Parliament [3]. Why use a name last officially used more than half a century ago? Anonimu (talk) 20:20, 15 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I really don't have a firm opinion on the title, as long as it's used somewhere at present. (I suppose

WP:RM to get a firmer consensus, but let's have stability. - Biruitorul ^Talk 21:16, 15 February 2012 (UTC)[reply

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