Archbishop Irineu of Alba Iulia Enthroned

The Romanian Orthodox Church's newly elected Archbishop Irineu (Pop) of Alba Iulia was enthroned over the weekend by Metropolitan Andrei of Cluj in the presence of Patriarch Daniel (Ciobotea) of Bucharest and many other hierarchs of the Church of Romania and hundreds of the faithful of the Archdiocese of Alba Iulia. In the practice of the Romanian Orthodox Church metropolitans enthrone their suffragan archbishops and bishops, whilst the patriarch enthrones the metropolitans. More (in Romanian) here.

New Archbishop of Alba Iulia Elected

The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church has, in consultation with the Archdiocesan Assembly of Alba Iulia, elected auxiliary Bishop Irineu (Pop) of Bistrita as Archbishop of Alba Iulia. His enthronement is scheduled to take place on the Sunday of the Fathers of the First Council of Nicaea. The new Archbishop of Alba Iulia was born in Romania, but prior to his consecration to the episcopacy served as a priest in the patriarchal Romanian Orthodox Church in the United States. More (in Romanian) here.

Romanian Orthodox Holy Synod to Elect New Archbishop of Alba Iulia, Discuss Excommunication

In addition to its excommunication by the Church of Jerusalem the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church will be considering other recent developments in world Orthodoxy and the election of the next Archbishop of Alba Iulia. More (in Romanian) on the latter here.

Candidates for Archbishop of Alba Iulia Announced

The Local Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Metropolitanate of Cluj has designated two candidates for consideration for election to the vacant cathedra of the Archdiocese of Alba Iulia, which became vacant when its archbishop was elected Metropolitan of Cluj. The candidates are Bishop Andrei of Fagaras, auxiliary of the Archdiocese of Sibiu, and Bishop Irineu of Bistrita, auxiliary of the Metropolitanate of Cluj. More (in Romanian) here.