Petru_Păduraru

Peter Păduraru

Peter Păduraru

Metropolitan of Bessarabia

Petru Păduraru (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈpetru pəduˈraru]; born Ion Chirilovici Păduraru Romanian pronunciation: [iˈon ciˈrilovit͡ʃʲ]; October 24, 1946) is a Moldovan Eastern Orthodox prelate and the current Metropolitan of Bessarabia within the Romanian Orthodox Church.

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Biography

Păduraru was born on October 24, 1946, in Țiganca, Moldavian SSR.

He has been the Metropolitan of Bessarabia since October 3, 1995.

Awards

  • The Order of Cultural Merit (Romania) [ro], Grand Officer rank (2008)
  • Medal of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople (1993)
  • Romanian Cultural Foundation Award for contributions to affirming the Romanian identity of Romanians in Bessarabia (1996)
  • Honorary Citizen of the city of Galați (2000)

See also

Bibliography

  • Jurnal Moskovskoi Patriarhii, nr. 9/1990, p. 33-35 - Numirea și hirotonirea arhimandritului Petru (Păduraru) întru episcop de Bălți;
  • Alfa și Omega, nr. 17/1995, p. 1 and 3 - A fost ales Mitropolitul Basarabiei și Mitropolitul Petru, date biografice.

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