Metropolis of Bessarabia

Bessarabia ‘Diaconia’ Social Mission launches Meal of Joy Eastern Campaign

The Diaconia Social Mission of the Metropolis of Bessarabia has launched the Eastern Campaign ‘Meal of Joy’ aiming to provide food for people in need. This campaign is aimed at raising awareness and mobilizing society to support elderly people, but also other people in need in the Republic of Moldova. Thanks to this project, over…

Mar 27, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Southern Bessarabia Bishop Veniamin officiates Great Blessing of Waters in Cahul

His Grace Bishop Veniamin of Southern Bessarabia on Saturday officiated the Great Blessing of Waters at St Panteleimon Church in Cahul, Moldova, celebrating the Theophany of the Lord according to the old calendar. The believers of the Autonomous Metropolis of Bessarabia under the jurisdiction of the Romanian Patriarchate observe the church feasts according to the…

Jan 21, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Southern Bessarabia Bishop Veniamin commemorates soon-to-be-saint Dionisie Erhan on his 75th death anniversary

His Grace Bishop Veniamin of Southern Bessarabia officiated on Monday, Sept. 17, a memorial service for the rest of the soul of Ismail Bishop Dionisie Erhan, whose canonization process was recently initiated, on his 75th death anniversary. The Metropolis of Bessarabia has started the procedures for the canonization of Ismail Bishop Dionisie Erhan (1868-1943), who…

Sep 21, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Metropolis of Bessarabia coming to promote the canonization of Ismail bishop Dionisie Erhan

The Metropolis of Bessarabia has started the procedures for the canonization of Ismail Bishop Dionisie Erhan (1868-1943), who was ordained to the episcopate in Iași in 1918, a short time after Romania’s Great Union took place. The demarches belong to the South Bessarabia Diocese of the Romanian Patriarchate as a result of the investigations made…

Sep 13, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

118 tons of goods collected for needy by Romanian Church in Moldova

The Metropolis of Bessarabia, also known as the Bessarabian Orthodox Church, an autonomous bishopric of the Romanian Orthodox Church in Moldova established the “Banca de Haine” charitable project under its “Diaconia” social mission two years ago. In that time, 118 tons of material goods for the needy have been collected by the Orthodox faithful in…

Jul 31, 2018Sorin Ioniţe

Metropolis of Bessarabia | A new church to be built in Orhei

His Eminence Petru, Metropolitan of Bessarabia and exarch of the Territories, led Sunday the ceremony of the laying of the foundation stone of a new church building in the Republic of Moldova. The place of worship will be built in the St Varlaam parish in Orhei, the press office of the Metropolis of Bessarabia reports.…

Jul 18, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu