101 Years Since the Installation of the First Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Churchtranslated

On Sunday, 101 years have passed since the installation of the first Patriarch of Romania, Miron Cristea, an event that marked the beginning of a new phase in the history of the Romanian Orthodox Church, which was elevated to the rank of Patriarchate in the same year – 1925.

The installation of the first Patriarch of Romania took place at the Royal Palace and at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest, in the presence of King Ferdinand I, Queen Maria, members of the Holy Synod, and numerous faithful.

The patriarchal pallium was placed on Patriarch Miron Cristea by King Ferdinand, after Minister of Cults Alexandru Lapedatu read the investiture act. The ceremonies continued at the Patriarchate.

On the Establishment of the Romanian Patriarchate The establishment of the Romanian Patriarchate took place on February 4, 1925, being codified by royal decree on February 23 and recognized by the Ecumenical Patriarchate in July of the same year. Thus, last year, the Romanian Patriarchate celebrated its Centennial.

The new institutional reality of the Romanian Orthodox Church was the result of the historical process of uniting the Romanian provinces into a single national state, definitively established at the Great National Assembly in Alba Iulia on December 1, 1918, where...