Romanians in Ireland

Romanian Orthodox parish in Dublin grows after acquiring own church, draws royal visit

The Romanian community in Dublin, Ireland, has seen notable growth since the Saints George & Columba Parish acquired its own place of worship, noted the Custodian of the Romanian Crown, Agerpres reports. The parish was founded in 2009 after it became clear that many Romanians lived there. Ten years later, the Romanian community in Dublin…

Jun 26, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Bishop Nectarie of Ireland and Iceland: Romanian communities are well-settled and balanced

A few months after his enthronement as Bishop of Ireland and Iceland, His Grace Bishop Nectarie spoke to Basilica.ro about the communities in his diocese, describing them as well-settled and balanced. At 45, he became the Bishop of Ireland and Iceland, not only because of his youth and enthusiasm. Before reaching this office, His Grace…

May 1, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Orthodox Bishop in Ireland: The path to Resurrection does not pass through the stomach

In his first pastoral letter, Bishop Nectarie of Ireland and Iceland urged the faithful to look beyond material joys and reminded them that the journey toward Christ’s Resurrection and salvation is not one of bodily indulgence. “The Christian teaching is one full of joy—something far deeper than what we typically call optimism. And Holy Pascha…

Apr 21, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Orthodox community in Ireland honours Saint Brigid of Kildare with liturgy and pilgrimage

On Saturday, the Romanian Orthodox faithful from “The Descent of the Holy Spirit and Saint Colman” Parish in Newbridge, Ireland, celebrated Saint Brigid of Kildare, one of Ireland’s patron saints. The community was honoured by the presence of His Grace Bishop Nectarie, the recently enthroned Romanian Orthodox Bishop of Ireland and Iceland, who presided over…

Feb 3, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Nearly 300 faithful attend Bishop Nectarie’s first Divine Liturgy in Dublin after enthronement

On Sunday, nearly 300 Romanian Orthodox faithful gathered at the Diocesan Centre in Dublin for the first Divine Liturgy celebrated by Bishop Nectarie of Ireland and Iceland following his enthronement. Guests from France and Romania attended the service, including representatives from Crasna Monastery, where Bishop Nectarie previously served as abbot, his family, and his spiritual…

Jan 14, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Repentance means changing our malevolent mindset, Bishop Ignatie explained to Romanians in Galway

On Sunday, Bishop Ignatie of Huși addressed the Romanian Orthodox faithful in Galway, Ireland, explaining that true repentance involves transforming a sinful and malevolent mindset. The bishop was in Galway after participating the previous day in the enthronement of Bishop Nectarie as the new Bishop of Ireland and Iceland. Reflecting on the exhortation of St.…

Jan 14, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Dublin hosts historic enthronement: Bishop Nectarie takes over youngest diocese in Romanian Diaspora

His Grace Bishop Nectarie was officially enthroned as the first Romanian Orthodox Bishop of Ireland and Iceland on Saturday following the Divine Liturgy held at the “St. Columba” Church of the Dublin II Parish. Metropolitan Iosif of Western and Southern Europe presented the new bishop with the episcopal insignia, including the mantle, cross, engolpions, kamilavka,…

Jan 13, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Historic milestone: First Romanian Bishop of Ireland and Iceland to be enthroned in Dublin this Saturday

On Saturday, January 11, His Grace Bishop Nectarie Petre will be enthroned as the first Romanian Orthodox Bishop of Ireland and Iceland. The event will take place at the Saint Columba Church of the Dublin II Parish. The enthronement will occur after the Divine Liturgy. Many hierarchs are expected to attend, including His Eminence Metropolitan…

Jan 8, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Newly elected Bishop of Ireland and Iceland grateful for God’s blessings over past year

“I thank Almighty God for all the blessings He has bestowed upon me in this year of service. I am the most recently ordained, and by the work of the Holy Spirit, God has appointed me to the youngest diocese—not only in the Romanian Orthodox Metropolis of Western and Southern Europe but within the entire…

Oct 25, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Holy Synod elects first bishop for Romanians in Ireland and Iceland. Who is bp Nectarie

On Friday, the Holy Synod elected Bishop Nectarie of Brittany, Assistant Bishop of the Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese of Western Europe, to the position of Romanian Orthodox Bishop of Ireland and Iceland. Archimandrite Simeon Mureșan, abbot of the “Dormition of the Mother of God” Monastery in Vilar, France, was also considered for the role. In the…

Oct 25, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Bishop Atanasie of Bogdania elected first Romanian Orthodox Archbishop for United Kingdom

On Friday, Bishop Atanasie of Bogdania, Assistant Bishop of the Diocese of Italy, was elected as the first Romanian Orthodox Archbishop for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Bishop Teofil of Iberia, Assistant Bishop of the Diocese of Spain and Portugal, was also considered for the role. During the same session, the…

Oct 25, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu