Romanian Orthodox Church

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Christian denomination Eastern Orthodox Church autocephalous church

The Romanian Orthodox Church is the largest and most influential Christian denomination in Romania, forming an autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Church with deep historical and cultural roots in Romanian society.

Aliases (5)

Biserica Ortodoxă Română ×1
Church of Romania ×1
Metropolitanate of Wallachia ×1
Romanian Orthodox ×1
Romanian Orthodox Church administration ×1

Statements (57)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian denomination → Eastern Orthodox Church → autocephalous church →
alsoKnownAs	Biserica Ortodoxă Română →
calendarUsed	Revised Julian calendar →
christology	Chalcedonian →
clergyCelibacyRule	bishops are chosen from monastic clergy → parish priests may be married →
communionWith	Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople → other Eastern Orthodox Churches →
country	Romania →
currentPatriarch	Daniel Ciobotea →
denomination	Eastern Orthodoxy →
doctrine	Nicene Creed →
governance	Holy Synod → Synodal →
hasClericalRank	bishop → deacon → metropolitan → patriarch → priest →
hasHeadTitle	Patriarch of All Romania →
hasMonastery	Cozia Monastery → Curtea de Argeș Monastery → Putna Monastery → Sucevița Monastery → Voroneț Monastery →
headquarters	Bucharest →
influences	Romanian architecture → Romanian art → Romanian culture → Romanian literature → Romanian national identity →
liturgicalLanguage	Church Slavonic (historical) → Romanian →
mainCathedral	Patriarchal Cathedral of Bucharest → People’s Salvation Cathedral →
memberOf	Conference of European Churches → World Council of Churches →
monasticTradition	Eastern Orthodox monasticism →
orientation	Byzantine Rite →
polity	episcopal →
primaryTerritory	Moldova → Romania → Romanian diaspora →
recognizesCouncil	First Council of Nicaea → Seven Ecumenical Councils →
rejectsDoctrine	Filioque clause →
religion	Christianity →
sacrament	Anointing of the Sick → Baptism → Chrismation → Confession → Eucharist → Holy Orders → Marriage →
theology	Eastern Orthodox theology →

Referenced by (38)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Antiochian Orthodox Church → Bulgarian Orthodox Church → Georgian Orthodox Church → Orthodox Church of Alexandria → Orthodox Church of Jerusalem → Serbian Orthodox Church →	communionWith
Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church → Patriarchal Cathedral of Bucharest → People’s Salvation Cathedral →	denomination
Orthodox Church of Albania → Patriarchate of Constantinople →	inCommunionWith
Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church → Patriarch of All Romania →	jurisdiction
Cherubic Hymn → Pentecostarion →	usedBy
Revised Julian calendar →	adoptedBy
Romanian Orthodox Church ("Biserica Ortodoxă Română") →	alsoKnownAs
Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church →	appliesTo
Patriarch of All Romania →	appliesToJurisdiction
Daniel Ciobotea →	consecratedAsBishopOf
Kingdom of Romania →	dominantReligion
Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church →	establishedBy
People’s Salvation Cathedral →	fundingSource
Eastern Orthodox Christianity →	hasMajorChurch
Sighetu Marmației ("Romanian Orthodox") →	hasReligiousCommunity
Patriarch of All Romania →	headOf
Daniel Ciobotea →	highestRankIn
Eastern Christianity →	includes
Daniel Ciobotea ("Romanian Orthodox Church administration") →	influenced
Daniel Ciobotea →	memberOf
Dormition Fast →	observedBy
Patriarchal Cathedral of Bucharest →	ownedBy
People’s Salvation Cathedral →	owner
Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church (Crete 2016) ("Church of Romania") →	participatingBody
Patriarch of All Romania →	partOf
Romanians →	primaryChurch
Ion Antonescu →	religion
Wallachia ("Metropolitanate of Wallachia") →	religiousInstitution