PS Paisie Lugojanul turns 55 years oldtranslated

The Most Reverend Father Paisie Lugojanul, Vicar Bishop of the Archdiocese of Timisoara, turns 55 on Saturday.

His Eminence was born on October 24, 1971, in Curtea de Argeș. He studied Veterinary Medicine in Timișoara (1991-1997), then attended the Orthodox Pastoral Theology courses at the Faculty of Letters, History and Theology of the West University of Timișoara (1997-2001).

As a student, he was active in the Association of Romanian Orthodox Christian Students - Timișoara branch (1992-1998), serving as vice president (1993-1994). In this capacity, he was involved in all the association's activities, especially in the organization of Orthodox spirituality conferences.

In 1999 he was ordained a monk at the Gyula Episcopal Cathedral, after which he was ordained a hierodeacon (August 6), and then a hieromonk (August 7, 1999).

Priestly activity  In 2006, the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church granted him the rank of archimandrite, and on February 9, 2006, he was elected vicar bishop of the Archdiocese of Timisoara, with the title of Lugojanul.

He was ordained on February 19, 2006, at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Timișoara.

The Most Reverend Father Paisie…