By Evening Time on 12 September 2007 Romania Will Have a New Patriarch

Yestarday The Permanence of Holy Synod meet and decided that the election day for a new Patriarch will be 12 September 2007.

After the Holy Liturgy, at 10:00 The Holy Synod Session will begin to designate the candidates that will be submited to the voting procedure of the Church National Electoral College that is formed by representatives of all dioceses, Theological Faculties and Seminaries in a percentage of 1/3 clergy and 2/3 lay people.