Teodosie Petrescu

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Teodosie Petrescu
Archbishop Teodosie Petrescu.jpg
ChurchOrtodoxă
ArchdioceseTomis
Elected21 February 2001
Installed8 April 2001
Personal details
Birth nameMacedon Petrescu
Born (1955-12-12) 12 December 1955 (age 65)
Gheorghițeni, Suceava
NationalityRomanian
DenominationOrthodox
OccupationArhiepiscop
Alma materUniversity of Bucharest

Teodosie Petrescu (Romanian pronunciation: [te.oˈdosi.e peˈtresku]; born 12 December 1955; birth name: Macedon Petrescu [mat͡ʃeˈdon]) is a Romanian cleric who has been the Archbishop of Tomis since 2001.

Biography[]

Early life[]

Born in Vatra Dornei, Suceava County, Teodosie was the 17th child of the family of Procopie and Elisabeta Petrescu.[1] He followed the Neamț Monastery's Theological Seminary between 1970-1975, after which he became, in 1976, a student of theology at the University of Bucharest, which he graduated in 1980.[1]

After graduation, Petrescu became a teaching assistant at the Theological Institute of Bucharest. On 29 September 1987 Petrescu signed a commitment with the Securitate which he later recalled as "a patriotic gesture" and denied he collaborated with the political police.[1]

Monk and bishop[]

He was tonsured a monk in December 1990 at the , Prahova County, receiving the name Teodosie.[1] On 22 March 1994 the Holy Synod raised him to become a bishop and he became the vicar of the Archdiocese of Bucharest, receiving the name of Snagoveanul ("of Snagov"), being ordinated on 3 April 1994 at the Saint Spyridon the New Church of Bucharest.[1]

On 21 February 2001 the Church Electoral College summoned by Patriarch Teoctist in Bucharest voted bishop Teodosie Petrescu to become the Archbishop of Tomis, being enthroned at the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul of Constanța on 8 April 2001, Palm Sunday.[1]

Teodosie became a Doctor of Theology in July 1999 and has been a professor since April 2002.[1] On 17 September 2002 he was elected Dean of the Orthodox Theology Faculty of the Ovidius University, Constanța, being also re-elected in 2004 and 2008.[1]

Awards[]

In December 2002, Teodosie Petrescu was awarded the Order of the Star of Romania in the rank of Knight by President Ion Iliescu.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i Cosmin Văideanu (5 May 2009). "Arhiepiscopul Teodosie, primul înalt ierarh ortodox în istoria BOR cercetat penal". Mediafax. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
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