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By God's mercy, Archbishop of Bucharest, Metropolitan of Muntenia and Dobrogea, Locum tenens of the throne of Caesarea Cappadociae and Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel, Patriarch of All Romania | |
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Church | Romanian Orthodox Church |
See | Bucharest |
Installed | 30 September 2007 |
Predecessor | Patriarch Teoctist of Romania |
Other post(s) | Archbishop of Iași and Metropolitan of Moldavia and Bukovina Vicar bishop of Timișoara |
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Ordination | 14 August 1987 |
Consecration | 20 March 1990 |
Personal details | |
Born | Dan Ilie Ciobotea 22 July 1951 |
Nationality | Romanian |
Denomination | Eastern Orthodox Church |
Parents | Alexie Ciobotea Stela Ciobotea |
Alma mater | University Theologic Orthodox Institute of Sibiu Bucharest Institute of Orthodox Theology [ro] University of Strasbourg's Faculty of Protestant Theology University of Freiburg's Faculty of Catholic Theology |
Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church | |
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Incumbent Patriarch Daniel of Romania | |
Style | His Beatitude |
Residence | Bucharest |
Formation | 1925 |
First holder | Miron Cristea |
Website | patriarhia.ro |
Daniel (Romanian pronunciation: [daniˈel]; born Dan Ilie Ciobotea [ˈdan iˈli.e tʃjoˈbote̯a] on 22 July 1951) is the Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church. The elections took place on 12 September 2007. Daniel won with a majority of 95 votes out of 161 against Bartolomeu Anania. He was officially enthroned on 30 September 2007 in the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest. As such, his official title is "Archbishop of Bucharest, Metropolitan of Muntenia and Dobrogea, Locum tenens of the throne of Caesarea of Cappadocia, Patriarch of All Romania".