BOR coat of arms

Romanian Orthodox Church

Structure and Organisation

Biserica Ortodoxã Românã

Structurã si Organizare

 Romanian Patriarchy Palace

The Romanian Patriarchy Palace- Bucharest

From the canonical and administrative point of view, the Romanian Orthodox Church is organised as a Patriarchate, with the title of the Romanian Patriarchate.

The Romanian Orthodox Church is autocephalous and unitary in its organisation, keeping its dogmatic, canonical and religious unity with the other sister Orthodox Churches, within the framework of the Universal Orthodox Church.

The Romanian Orthodox Church has 30 dioceses and archdioceses in the country and abroad, in the dioceses in Romania there are 13,631 church units: parishes, monasteries and sketes. The pastoral and religious assistance is ensured by 42 hierarchs, 11,105 priests and deacons. The monastic life is developed in 531 monastic settlements in which 7,532 monks and nuns live in prayer, work and study.

His Beatitude, TEOCTIST, Patriarch of All Romania, Locum Tenens of Caesarea in Cappadocia, Metropolitan of Ungro-Wallachia, Archbishop of Bucharest is leading the Romanian Orthodox Church.

(Copyright Romanian Patriarchy)

Metropolitan Churches (see Ecclesiastical Map of Romania)

metropolitanfilocalia

Metropolitan of Walachia and Dobrudja (Mitropolia Munteniei si Dobrogei) (1) | (2)

arhiepiscopie
Archbishopric of Bucharest (Arhiepiscopia Bucures,tilor)
Archbishopric of Tomis (Arhiepiscopia Tomisului)
Archbishopric of Targoviste (Arhiepiscopia Târgovis,tei)
episcopie
Bishopric of Buzau (Episcopia Buzãului)
Bishopric of Arges & Muscel (Episcopia Arges,ului s,i Muscelului)
Bishopric of Lower Danube (Episcopia Dunãrii de Jos)
Bishopric of Slobozia & Calarasi (Episcopia Sloboziei s,i Cãlãrasilor)
Bishopric of Alexandria & Teleorman (Episcopia Alexandriei s,i Teleormanului)
Bishopric of Giurgiu (Episcopia Giurgiului)

 Curtea de Arges

Curtea de Arges Cathedral

 Iasi

Iassy Metropolitan Cathedral

Metropolitan of Moldavia and Bukovina (Mitropolia Moldovei si Bucovinei)

Archbishopric of Iassy (Arhiepiscopia Ias,ilor)
Archbishopric of Suceava & Radauti (Arhiepiscopia Sucevei si Rãdãut,ilor) (1) | (2)
Bishopric of Roman (Episcopia Romanului)
Bishopric of Husi (Episcopia Hus,ilor)

Metropolitan of Transylvania (Mitropolia Ardealului)

Archbishopric of Sibiu (Arhiepiscopia Sibiului)
Archbishopric of Vad, Feleac & Cluj (Arhiepiscopia vadului, Feleacului s,i Clujului)
Archbishopric of Alba Iulia (Arhiepiscopia Alba Iuliei)
Bishopric of Oradea (Episcopia Oradiei)
Bishopric of Maramures & Satmar (Episcopia Ortodoxã Românã a Maramures,ului s,i Satmarului)
Bishopric of Covasna & Harghita (Episcopia Covasnei s,i Harghitei)

Sibiu 

Sibiu Metropolitan Cathedral

 Craiova

Craiova Cathedral

Metropolitan of Lesser Wallachia (Mitropolia Olteniei)

Archbishopric of Craiova (Arhiepiscopia Craiovei)
Bishopric of Ramnic (Episcopia Râmnicului)

Metropolitan of Banat (Mitropolia Banatului)

 
Archbishopric of Timisoara (Arhiepiscopia Timis,oarei)
 
Bishopric of Arad, Jenopolis & Halmagiu (Episcopia Aradului, Ienopolei si Hãlmagiului)
Bishopric of Caransebes (Episcopia Caransebes,ului)

 Timisoara

Timisoara Metropolitan Cathedral

Hristos

Sf Andrei - St Andrew

Overseas dioceses

metropolitan

Autonomous Metropolitan of Bessarabia (Mitropolia Autonomã a Basarabiei) - Chis,inãu (MD)

Romanian Orthodox Metropolitan for Germany and Central Europe (Mitropolia pentru Germania si Europa Centralã)- Regensburg (D) with dioceses in A, D, DK, FIN, NO, SE.

Romanian Orthodox Metropolitan for Western and Southern Europe (Arhiepiscopia Ortodoxã Românã pentru Europa Occidentalã si Meridionalã)- Paris (F) with dioceses in BE, CH, ESP, FR, IRL, IT, NL, POR, UK.

 
Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada (Arhiepiscopia Românã Ortodoxã din America s,i Canada)
 
Romanian Orthodox Bishopric of Vrsac (Episcopia Românã Ortodoxã de la Vârs,et,)- Vrsac (YU)
Romanian Orthodox Bishopric of Hungary (Episcopia Românã Ortodoxã din Ungaria), - Gyula (HU)