Diocese of Slobozia and Călărași
The Diocese of Slobozia and Călărași (Romanian: Episcopia Sloboziei și Călărașilor) is a diocese of the Romanian Orthodox Church. Its see is the Ascension Cathedral in Slobozia and its ecclesiastical territory covers Ialomița and Călărași counties. The diocese forms part of the Metropolis of Muntenia and Dobrudja. It was established in 1993, making it the church's first new diocese since before the onset of the communist regime. There are six archpriests' districts and around 400 priests assigned to 350 churches, of which eleven are historic monuments. The diocese includes nine monasteries and four sketes with around a hundred monks in total, seven almshouses, a high-school level theological seminary in Slobozia and a school for church singers in Călărași.[1][2][3]
Bishops
- Nifon Mihăiță (1994-1999)
- Damaschin Coravu (2000-2009)
- Vincențiu Grifoni (2009-)
Notes
- ^ (in Romanian) "Mitropolia Munteniei și Dobrogei" Archived 2017-01-10 at the Wayback Machine, at the Ministry of Culture and National Patrimony, Under-Secretariat for Culture and Religious Affairs
- ^ (in Romanian) "Întronizarea PS Vincențiu", at the Diocese of Slobozia and Călărași site
- ^ (in Romanian) History, at the Diocese of Slobozia and Călărași site
External links
- Official site
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Romanian Orthodox Church
- Holy Synod [ro]
- Basilica News Agency
- Patriarch of All Romania
- List of hierarchs
- List of monasteries
- Christianization of Romania
- Usage of Church Slavonic
- Nifon Rusailă [ro]
- Secularization of monastic estates
- Relationship with the Iron Guard
- Romanian Orthodox Mission in Transnistria
- In Communist Romania
- Property dispute with the Romanian Greek Catholic Church [ro]
- Tanacu exorcism scandal
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| Metropolis of Moldavia and Bukovina |
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| Metropolis of Banat |
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| Metropolis of Cluj, Maramureș and Sălaj |
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| Metropolis of Bessarabia |
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| Metropolis of Germany and Central Europe |
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| Metropolis of Western and Southern Europe |
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| Metropolis of the Americas |
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Archdioceses in bold; metropolis seats marked *
