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.

New Cluj Metropolitan to be Enthroned on Annunciation

During tomorrow's new style celebration of the Annunciation in Cluj the new Metropolitan of Cluj will be enthroned in the city by Patriarch Daniel (Ciobotea) of Bucharest of the Romanian Orthodox Church. More here.

Romanian Orthodox to Elect New Metropolitan of Cluj Tomorrow

The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church will meet tomorrow to elect the next Metropolitan of Cluj. Please keep them in your prayers! More here.

Cluj Metropolitan Council Meets, Nominates Candidates for Metropolitanate

At today's meeting of the Metropolitan Council of Metropolitanate of Cluj under Patriarch Daniel (Ciobotea) of Bucharest the candidacy of Archbishop Andrei of Alba Iulia and auxiliary Bishop Irineu of Bistrita for the vacant cathedra of the metropolitanate was approved. More on the meeting can be found here. More on the candidates themselves can be found here.

Tomorrow's joint meeting of the Metropolitan Council and the Cluj diocesan assembly can either nominate one of the hierarchs for the Cluj cathedra or nominate someone else from the list of candidates approved by the Bucharest Patriarchate.

Gospels Given to Bessarabian Students

The Metropolitanate of Cluj is donating books of the Gospels with basic prayers to students in Moldova in memory of the newly reposed Metropolitan Bartolomeu (Anania) of Cluj. More here.

Council of Cluj Metropolitanate Meets under Patriarch

Patriarch Daniel of Bucharest has presided over a meeting of the Metropolitan Council of the Metropolitanate of Cluj. The Metropolitanate will observe the customary forty days of mourning for the newly reposed Metropolitan Bartolomeu (Anania) of Cluj before beginning the process of nominating its next metropolitan. More here.

Funeral Arrangements for Metropolitan Bartolomeu of Cluj

It has been announced that the funeral of Metropolitan Bartolomeu (Anania) of Cluj will be held this Thursday (3 February) at Cluj's Cathedral of the Dormition. Until the election of a new metropolitan Patriarch Daniel (Ciobotea) will serve as locum tenens of the metropolitanate. More here.