Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church passes "Appeal to Romanian Dignity"

February 15, 2011

On February 11, 2011, the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church, with Locum Tenens of the Patriarchal thone Archbishop Danielof Bucharest presiding, signed an appeal to all Romanian Orthodox for unity under the auspices of their own mother Church, reports the official site of the Romanian Orthodox Church. The title of the document is, Appeal to Romanian Dignity:

At the beginning of the year 2010, proclaimed by the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church as Anniversary Year of the Orthodox Creed and of Romanian Autocephaly, in the context of the 125th anniversary of the moment when the Romanian Orthodox Church became autocephalous and of the 85th anniversary of the elevation to the rank of Patriarchate, the hierarchs of the Holy Synod are reaching out and addressing a Heartfelt appeal to all Romanian Orthodox clerics and faithful abroad, who are, without blessing, in other sister Orthodox Churches or in non-canonical church structures, to restore their direct communion with their Mother Church, under the canonical jurisdiction of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church.

The realization of this desideratum is the fulfillment of the provisions of the Bylaw for the Organization and Functioning of the Romanian Orthodox Church, which mentions that the Romanian Orthodox Church is the Church of the Romanian people and encompasses all Orthodox Christians in Romania and the Romanian Orthodox Christians abroad (article 5), and the canonical and pastoral organization of the Romanian Orthodox faithful outside Romania is ensured by the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church (article 8). This principle is in full accordance with the decision of the Panorthodox Preconciliar Conference of Chambésy-Switzerland (June 6-13, 2009), which specifies that each autocephalous Church has the right to shepherd its own diaspora.

The above-mentioned principles are expressing the duty of the Romanian Orthodox Church and are based upon the 16th Canon of the 1st Ecumenical Council (325), which contains the principle that no diocese is allowed to receive under its jurisdiction Orthodox clerics and faithful, without the blessing of the Church (diocese) to which they belong.

To this end, we are mentioning that the process of returning of the clergy and faithful of different nationalities to their Mother Churches (such as in the Moscow Patriarchate and the Serbian Patriarchate) has already started for a long time and has shown that, through shared responsibility and ethnic Orthodox solidarity, the conjunctural historical feuds, based on past political motives, can be overcome.

Now, when 20 years have passed since the fall of the Communist regime in Eastern Europe, when Romania is a member of the European Union and of NATO and in the context of an unprecedented activity of the Romanian Orthodox Church abroad, through the reorganization and foundation of numerous dioceses across the world, we think that there are no more real reasons to reject the call of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church to unity and Romanian Orthodox communion.

We are confident that this attitude of Romanian Orthodox resurrection and reconciliation will consolidate and intensify the pastoral-missionary, social-philanthropic and cultural-educational ministry of the Romanian Orthodox Church everywhere, strengthening at the same time the Romanian Orthodox dignity, through the liberation of some Romanian Orthodox from considering themselves 'searchers of canonical shadows' among strangers.

We are regretting that, for several reasons, some of our Romanian Orthodox brothers have sought other Orthodox jurisdictions, during Communism, but what was understandable in the past has become unreasonable and regrettable in present times, amounting to estrangement of Romanians from one another, up to their church division.

Being confident that our appeal to unity and Romanian Orthodox dignity will be received with joy and responsibility, as a desire for communion and brotherly cooperation, we are sharing with everyone our utmost respect and fatherly blessing.

Bucharest, February 11, 2010

THE PRESIDENT OF THE HOLY SYNOD OF THE ROMANIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH,

† D A N I E L

Archbishop of Bucharest, Metropolitan of Muntenia and Dobrudgea, Locum Tenens of the Throne of Caesarea Cappadocia and Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church

† Teofan

Archbishop of Iasi and Metropolitan of Moldavia and Bukovina

† Laurenţiu

Archbishop of Sibiu and Metropolitan Transylvania

† Bartolomeu

Archbishop of Vad, Feleac and Cluj Metropolitan of Cluj, Alba, Crisana and Maramures

† Irineu

Archbishop of Craiova and Metropolitan of Oltenia

† Nicolae

Archbishop of Timisoara and Metropolitan of Banat

† Petru

Archbishop Chisinau, Metropolitan of Basarabia and Exarch of the Plains

† Serafim

Romanian Orthodox Archbishop of Germany, Austria and Luxembourg and Romanian Orthodox Metropolitan of Germany, Central and Northern Europe

† Iosif

Romanian Orthodox Archbishop of Western Europe and Romanian Orthodox Metropolitan of Western and Southern Europe

† Nifon

Honorary Metropolitan, Archbishop of Targoviste and Patriarchal Exarch

† Teodosie

Archbishop of Tomis

† Pimen

Archbishop of Suceava and Radauti

† Andrei

Archbishop of Alba Iulia

† Gherasim

Archbishop of Ramnic

† Eftimie

Archbishop of Roman and Bacau

† Epifanie

Archbishop of Buzau and Vrancea

† Calinic

Archbishop of Arges and Muscel

† Casian

Archbishop of Lower Danube

† Timotei

Archbishop of Arad

† Nicolae

Romanian Orthodox Archbishop of the Americas

† Justinian

Honorary Archbishop, Romanian Orthodox Bishop of Maramures and Satu Mare

† Ioan

Honorary Archbishop, Bishop of Covasna and Harghita

† Corneliu

Bishop of Husi

† Lucian

Bishop of Caransebes

† Sofronie

Romanian Orthodox Bishop of Oradea

† Nicodim

Bishop of Severin and Strehaia

† Vincenţiu

Bishop of Slobozia and Calarasi

† Galaction

Bishop of Alexandria and Teleorman

† Ambrozie

Bishop of Giurgiu

† Sebastian

Bishop of Slatina Romanati

† Visarion

Bishop of Tulcea

† Petroniu

Bishop of Salaj

† Gurie

Bishop of Deva and Hunedoara

† Daniil

Locum Tenens (Administrator) of the Diocese of Dacia Felix

† Siluan

Romanian Orthodox Bishop of Hungary

† Siluan

Romanian Orthodox Bishop of Italy

† Timotei

Romanian Orthodox Bishop of Spain and Portugal

† Macarie

Romanian Orthodox Bishop of Northern Europe

† Mihail

Romanian Orthodox Bishop of Australia and New Zealand

† Ciprian Câmpineanul

Patriarchal Vicar Bishop

† Varlaam Ploieşteanul

Patriarchal Vicar Bishop

† Varsanufie Prahoveanul

Auxiliary Bishop of the Bucharest Archdiocese

† Calinic Botoşăneanul

Auxiliary Bishop of the Iasi Archdiocese

† Andrei Făgărăşeanul

Auxiliary Bishop of the Sibiu Archdiocese

† Irineu Bistriţeanul

Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Vad, Feleac and Cluj

† Vasile Someşeanul

Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Vad, Feleac and Cluj

† Paisie Lugojeanul

Auxiliary Bishop of the Timisoara Archdiocese

† Emilian Lovişteanul

Auxiliary Bishop of the Ramnic Archdiocese

† Ioachim Băcăuanul

Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman and Bacau Archdiocese

† Sofian Braşoveanul

Auxiliary Bishop of the Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese of Germany, Austria and Luxembourg

† Marc Nemţeanul

Auxiliary Bishop of the Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese of Western Europe

† Ioan Casian de Vicina

Auxiliary Bishop of the Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese of the Americas

† Iustin Sigheteanul

Auxiliary Bishop of the Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese of Maramures and Satu Mare

THE PRESS OFFICE OF THE ROMANIAN PATRIARCHATE

15 февраля 2011 г.

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