Romanian Synod Elected Archimandrite Gherontie Ciupe as Assistant Bishop of Deva and Hunedoara

OCP News Service – 10/02/2023

Bucharest-Romania: Holy synod the Romanian Orthodox Church elected Very Rev. Archimandrite Gherontie Ciupe to assist the diocesan bishop of Deva and Hunedoara on February 09,2023.

According to Basilica News:

The abbot of The Nativity of the Theotokos Monastery in Crisan, Hunedoara, Archimandrite Nifon Jorza, ran for the same position. Assistant Bishop-elect Gherontie Ciupe (56) studied theology in Craiova and Padova, culminating with a PhD at the Faculty of Orthodox Theology in Cluj-Napoca.

He was a grand ecclesiarch of the Orthodox Cathedral in Craiova (1996-2010), an exarch for the monasteries in the Archdiocese of Craiova (2002-2003; 2005-2009), and a diocesan secretary at the same archdiocese (2003-2005).

In 2010, he was appointed administrative vicar for the Diocese of Deva and Hunedoara. Between 2018-2021, Fr Gherontie was a diocesan adviser in the Pastoral-Liturgical Sector of the same Diocese.

Assistant bishop-elect Gherontie’s devotion to the catechesis of young people is notable, with activities in this regard in both Craiova and Deva.

Assistant bishop-elect Gherontie is the spiritual director of many clergy, monastics, and lay believers. He authored several studies and essays, participated in religious programmes, and advocated for spiritual reading and the construction of parish libraries.

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OCP News Service