The patriarchal act of confirmation of the new vicar bishop of the Diocese of Australia and New Zealandtranslated

At the ordination of the new vicar bishop of the Diocese of Australia and New Zealand, on Saturday at the Patriarchal Cathedral, the Patriarchal Act confirming the decision of the Holy Synod that elected Archimandrite Iachint Vardianu to this dignity was presented.

The act was presented by Patriarchal Vicar Bishop Varlaam Ploieșteanul, Secretary of the Holy Synod.

Patriarchal act of confirmation

Grace, peace and joy from God, and from Us, parental blessings!

As a servant of the Church of Christ in the capacity of Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, pursuant to the provisions of art. 25 para. 6 and art. 133 para. 2 of the Statute for the organization and functioning of the Romanian Orthodox Church, we inform you that the Holy Synod, in its working session on Thursday, July 2, 2026, elected the Reverend Father Archimandrite Dr. Iachint (Cătălin) Vardianu, inspector at the Chancellery of the Holy Synod, to the vacant post of Vicar-Bishop of the Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of Australia and New Zealand.

Prescribing that Reverend Father Archimandrite Dr. Iachint (Cătălin) Vardianu, in the 20 years of monastic life and 19 years of clerical service, as well as in the hearings of...