Few minutes before 17:00 PM 30 of August 2007 His Beatitude Patriarch Teoctist passed away.
Patriarch Teoctist one of the greatest Patriarchs of Romania died in Fundeni Hospital afer surgery intervention.
After elected Patriarch of Romania in 1986 he continued the policy of Patriarch Justinian and strenghten the Romanian Church during the hard policy years of atheistic Communiste Dictature.
During His Patriarchate the Theological Studies and the development of ecumenical relations flourished. Early in His Patriarchate he developed good ecumeical relations with the Protestant Churches, World Council of Churches and the Conference of the EUropean Churhces also with the Anglicans in his attempt to keep the Romanian Orthodox Church and the Romanian people connected with the Western world and the values of democracy. Late in His Patriarchate He build harmonious relationships with Pope John Paul II and the Roman Catholic Church in order to begin the rebuilding the Church Unity.
During his rule thousands of students and Ph. D. Candidates received scholarships in Germany, Great Britan, USA, Canada, Greece and other democratic countries as the intention of the Patriarch Teoctis was to keep the Romanian theologians and the Romanian Theology up to date and connected with the values of societies were Chuches have freedom to act and relate with the society.
Born in 1915, 7 February in Tocileni village, Botosani County, from parents Dumitru si Marghioala Arapasu, he was the tenth from eleven brothers.
In 1928 Teoctist become brother in Vorona Skete.
In 1931, enters in the monastic Seminary at Neamtu Monsastery.
Between 1932-1940 is follwing the Cernica Monastery.
1935, 6 august – At Bistrita-Neamt Monastery, he become monk by deposing the monastic woves.
1937, 4 January – Ordained hierodicon.
1940-1944 – Followed and graduated Magna cum Laude the Faculty of Theology in Bucharest.
1945, 25 March – Ordained hieromonk.
Betwee 1946-1947 – Followed the classes of Letters and Philosopy Faculty of Iasi University.
1950, 28 February – Elected vicar Bishop of Patriarch Justinian.
1950, 5 martie – Ordained bishop.
1950-1954 – Rector of the Theological Institute in Bucharest. Secretary of the Holy Sinod of the Romanian Orthodox Church.
1962, 28 July - Elected Bishop of Arad and Vicar of Gyula.
1969-1970 – Proxy Bishop of Oradea.
1973, 28 January- Elected Archbishop of Craiova and Metropolitan of Oltenia.
1977, 25 September – Elected Archbishop of Iasi and Metropolitan of Moldova and Suceava.
1980 July – 1882 January – Proxy Archbishop of Sibiu and Metropolitan of Transylvania.
1986, 31 July – 9 January – Proxy Archbishop of Bucharest, Mtetropolitan of Moldova and Dobrogea, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church.
1986, 9 November – Elected Patriarh of Romania.
1999, decembrie – Member of the Romanian Academy.
Patriarch Teoctist one of the greatest Patriarchs of Romania died in Fundeni Hospital afer surgery intervention.
After elected Patriarch of Romania in 1986 he continued the policy of Patriarch Justinian and strenghten the Romanian Church during the hard policy years of atheistic Communiste Dictature.
During His Patriarchate the Theological Studies and the development of ecumenical relations flourished. Early in His Patriarchate he developed good ecumeical relations with the Protestant Churches, World Council of Churches and the Conference of the EUropean Churhces also with the Anglicans in his attempt to keep the Romanian Orthodox Church and the Romanian people connected with the Western world and the values of democracy. Late in His Patriarchate He build harmonious relationships with Pope John Paul II and the Roman Catholic Church in order to begin the rebuilding the Church Unity.
During his rule thousands of students and Ph. D. Candidates received scholarships in Germany, Great Britan, USA, Canada, Greece and other democratic countries as the intention of the Patriarch Teoctis was to keep the Romanian theologians and the Romanian Theology up to date and connected with the values of societies were Chuches have freedom to act and relate with the society.
Born in 1915, 7 February in Tocileni village, Botosani County, from parents Dumitru si Marghioala Arapasu, he was the tenth from eleven brothers.
In 1928 Teoctist become brother in Vorona Skete.
In 1931, enters in the monastic Seminary at Neamtu Monsastery.
Between 1932-1940 is follwing the Cernica Monastery.
1935, 6 august – At Bistrita-Neamt Monastery, he become monk by deposing the monastic woves.
1937, 4 January – Ordained hierodicon.
1940-1944 – Followed and graduated Magna cum Laude the Faculty of Theology in Bucharest.
1945, 25 March – Ordained hieromonk.
Betwee 1946-1947 – Followed the classes of Letters and Philosopy Faculty of Iasi University.
1950, 28 February – Elected vicar Bishop of Patriarch Justinian.
1950, 5 martie – Ordained bishop.
1950-1954 – Rector of the Theological Institute in Bucharest. Secretary of the Holy Sinod of the Romanian Orthodox Church.
1962, 28 July - Elected Bishop of Arad and Vicar of Gyula.
1969-1970 – Proxy Bishop of Oradea.
1973, 28 January- Elected Archbishop of Craiova and Metropolitan of Oltenia.
1977, 25 September – Elected Archbishop of Iasi and Metropolitan of Moldova and Suceava.
1980 July – 1882 January – Proxy Archbishop of Sibiu and Metropolitan of Transylvania.
1986, 31 July – 9 January – Proxy Archbishop of Bucharest, Mtetropolitan of Moldova and Dobrogea, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church.
1986, 9 November – Elected Patriarh of Romania.
1999, decembrie – Member of the Romanian Academy.
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