Two candidates nominated for Bishop of Bălți in Republic of Moldova

The Synod of the Metropolis of Bessarabia nominated two candidates on Monday for Bishop of Bălți: Archimandrites Nicodim Petre and Dosoftei Dijmărescu. The Metropolis of Bessarabia will submit their candidacies to the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church.

The meeting took place at the headquarters of the Metropolis of Bessarabia in Chișinău, chaired by His Eminence Metropolitan Antonie of Bessarabia and Exarch of the Territories, who is serving as locum tenens of the Diocese of Bălți.

His Grace Bishop Veniamin of Southern Bessarabia and His Grace Assistant Bishop Nectarie of Bogdania of the Archdiocese of Chișinău attended the meeting.

The two candidates were nominated through an open consultation, followed by a secret ballot, in accordance with the Romanian Orthodox Church’s statutory provisions.

Metropolitan Antonie subsequently chaired a consultation meeting with the clergy and lay members of the Diocesan Assembly of the Diocese of Bălți, in the presence of the two bishops.

Following a vote, the assembly retained the list of candidates proposed by the Metropolitan Synod.

Who are the two candidates? The two candidates for the position of Bishop of Bălți,…