Bartolomeu of Cluj Said He will Not Candidate

In an interview given to Mediafax and than published by many commentators Bartolomeu said he will not candidate: "it is obvious that a man in his 80s is not apropriate for Patriarchal positin. I do not wish to be Patriarch for few years only, to be buried with national funerals, post mortem decoration, trumpets, drums and 21 gun-salute , said metropolitan of Cluj being hironical to the funerals of Patriarch Teoctist.

Differently from Nicolae of Banat who stands for Daniel of Moldova, Bartolomeu did not express any opinion on the possible successor of Teoctist.