Nifon Niculescu

Nifon Niculescu (Romanian pronunciation: [niˈfon nikuˈlesku]; born Nicolae Niculescu [nikoˈla.e]; July 1, 1858–February 27, 1923) was a Romanian cleric who became a bishop within the Romanian Orthodox Church.

Born in Bucharest, he attended the central seminary from 1872 to 1880. He later enrolled in the University of Bucharest's theology faculty, obtaining a degree in 1892. In 1881, he became a deacon at the , being transferred to the Kretzulescu Church the following year. After being ordained a priest, he served at the White Church from 1883 to 1895. For a time, he was an accountant at the Metropolis of Ungro-Wallachia and a professor of religion. He was left a widower and, in 1895, became a monk at , taking the name Nifon. The same year, he became vicar bishop of Ungro-Wallachia, with the title of Ploieșteanul, and remained in this position until 1909. In March 1909, he was elected and then enthroned as , with his see at Galați. He served until retiring at the beginning of 1922, and died a year later in Bucharest.^[1]

Noted as a specialist in liturgics and psaltic music, Niculescu published a book of church music in 1902. He edited a series of didactic and moralizing pamphlets and delivered numerous lectures, some of which were published.^[1]

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