Bishop of Maramureș and Sătmar

Maramureș Bishop honours Border Police, stresses spiritual duty in defending national identity

On Monday, during events marking Romanian Border Police Day, His Grace Bishop Iustin of Maramureș and Sătmar conveyed a message of support and gratitude to those safeguarding Romania’s territory, values, and national security. “Dear border police officers, you are not merely guarding a geographical territory, but defending a space of identity, faith, and values inherited…

Jul 29, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Bishop visits Nicaea, marking 1700 years since the First Ecumenical Council

On Monday, Bishop Iustin of Maramureș and Sătmar visited Nicaea, the city where the First Ecumenical Council was held 1,700 years ago. The visit is part of an extensive pilgrimage from February 6 to 11, covering several monasteries and historic sites in Cappadocia and Asia Minor. Among the significant stops was the church where the…

Feb 13, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Bishop meets Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew during pilgrimage in Asia Minor

Bishop Iustin of Maramureș and Sătmar, leading a group of 52 pilgrims, visited Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I at his residence in Constantinople on Saturday. His Holiness welcomed the Romanian pilgrims and highlighted the strong ties between the Ecumenical Patriarchate and the Romanian Orthodox Church. He also spoke about the modern Christian’s responsibilities in today’s globalized…

Feb 11, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Children of light or darkness: A bishop’s call for discernment in front of modern challenges

In the Christmas Pastoral Letter, His Grace Bishop Iustin of Maramureș and Sătmar underscores the importance of making a definitive decision between living in the light through faith and love and in the darkness through lawlessness and the rejection of Christ in the context of the modern world, which is characterised by conflicts, divisions, and…

Dec 24, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Bishop Justin suggests praying the supplicatory canon to the Theotokos every evening during Dormition Fast

His Grace Bishop Justin of Maramures and Satmar offered pastoral advice at the beginning of the Dormition Fast on August 1. The Bishop of Maramures recalled that the two weeks of fasting established by the Orthodox Church before the feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos are an excellent occasion to thank God “with devotion,…

Aug 2, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu

Maramureș Bishop Justin urges clergy to host Ukrainian refugees

Bishop Justin of Maramureș and Sătmar has urged the clergy to host and help the Ukrainian refugees in his diocese. “We empower the priests on the border with Ukraine in the Sighet area, and not only, in connection and collaboration with the local authorities and the faithful they pastor, to receive our exiled brethren, to…

Feb 28, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Christ’s message to women: Don’t be afraid to bring children into the world. Fill the Heaven with saints | HG Iustin

Bishop Iustin of Maramureș and Sătmar celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the “Dormition of the Mother of God” Cathedral in Satu Mare on the second Easter day. In his homily, he offered an original interpretation of our Saviour’s message to the myrrh-bearing women: “Rejoice!” and “Be not afraid”. The hierarch said these invitations also apply…

May 4, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

Bishop of Maramures remembers predecessor as ‘model of wisdom and gentleness’ on 3 year death anniversary

During a memorial service marking the third anniversary of the repose of Archbishop Justinian Chira, the Bishop of Maramures and Satmar praised his predecessor as a model of wisdom and gentleness. ‘May his words full of wisdom and gentleness, his model of a good shepherd inspire us in our ministry and help us understand that…

Nov 2, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

New Bishop of Maramureș and Sătmar visits Rohia Monastery

His Grace Bishop Justin of Maramureş and Sătmar visited Wednesday, December 28, St Anna – Rohia Monastery. This is His Grace’s first visit as shepherd of the Diocese of Maramureş. His Eminence Ciprian, Archbishop of Buzău and Vrancea, and His Grace Corneliu, Bishop of Huşi, accompanied the Bishop of Maramureş, the official website of the…

Dec 30, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu

Holy Synod elects new Bishop of Maramureş and Sătmar

The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church met Friday, 16 December 2016, for an extraordinary session at the Patriarchal Residence, under the chairmanship of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel. During this meeting, the new Bishop for the vacant seat of Maramureş and Sătmar was elected, following the death of His Eminence Hon Archbishop Justinian Chira.…

Dec 16, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu