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The Romanian Orthodox Church ( ROC; Romanian: Biserica Ortodoxă Română, BOR ), or Patriarchate of Romania, is an autocephalous Eastern Orthodox church in full communion with other Eastern Orthodox Christian churches, and one of the nine patriarchates in the Eastern Orthodox Church.
- ROC (in English), BOR (in Romanian)
- 16,367,267 in Romania; 720,000 in Moldova 11,203 in United States
Romanian Orthodox Church, the largest autocephalous, or ecclesiastically independent, Eastern Orthodox church in the Balkans today. It is the church to which the majority of Romanians belong, and in the late 20th century it had a membership of more than 16 million. Christianity first reached Dacia.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Oct 15, 2010 · The Romanian Orthodox Church is one of only three autocephalous or autonomous Orthodox churches using a Romance language as a principal liturgical language. The autocephalous Church of Russia also uses Romanian as a principal liturgical language in its autonomous Moldovan Orthodox Church .
- 1865
- Patr. Daniel
- 1885 by Constantinople
- Apostle Andrew
Home. Member churches. Romanian Orthodox Church. Europe. (Biserica Ortodoxă Română) Christian teaching in the territory of today's Romania goes back to the apostle St Andrew, the "First-Called" who preached in Scythia Minor, the region between the Danube and the west coast of the Black Sea.
Jan 20, 2023 · Romanian Orthodoxy represents a branch of Eastern Orthodox Christianity. The Church of Romania is the head of the Orthodox faith in Romania. What does the Romanian Orthodox Church...
The Romanian Orthodox Church, or Patriarchate of Romania, is an autocephalous Eastern Orthodox church in full communion with other Eastern Orthodox Christian churches, and one of the nine patriarchates in the Eastern Orthodox Church. Since 1925, the church's Primate has borne the title of Patriarch.
The Romanian Orthodox Church, also known as the Church of Romania, is deeply intertwined with Romanian identity, as it has been the predominant religion for more than 1,000 years. Its influence extends beyond religious affairs, with the church playing a significant role in shaping Romanian culture and society.