Ukrainian Orthodox Vicariate

Ukrainian Orthodox Vicariate marks 35 years since reestablishment with year-long celebrations

This year, the Ukrainian Orthodox Vicariate of the Romanian Patriarchate celebrates 35 years since its reestablishment. This historic milestone will be marked with various events throughout the year. Essay Contest for Ukrainian Children The first event, a contest for children and youth from the Ukrainian community in Romania, will begin in February and run for…

Jan 22, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Ukrainian Ambassador visits Orthodox Vicariate in Sighetu Marmației to discuss community needs and collaborative projects

Last Friday, His Excellency Ihor Prokopchuk, Ukraine’s Ambassador to Romania, visited the Ukrainian Orthodox Vicariate of the Romanian Patriarchate in Sighetu Marmației, Maramureș County. During the visit, the two institutions identified potential collaborative projects. Ambassador Prokopchuk also discussed with Vicar Nicolae Lauruc the needs of the Ukrainian community in Romania, the status of ethnic minorities…

Jan 14, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

1,000 Days of War in Ukraine: Ukrainian Orthodox Vicariate prays for peace and refugees

On Tuesday, memorial services for the victims of the war in Ukraine were held across several communities within the Ukrainian Orthodox Vicariate in Romania, marking 1,000 days since the onset of the military conflict. The services, organized in collaboration with the Embassy of Ukraine in Romania, took place in Ukrainian Orthodox churches in Sighetu Marmației,…

Nov 22, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Ukrainian Orthodox Vicariate opens St. John Chrysostom Bible Study Center in Lugoj

The blessing service for the new Bible study center, dedicated to St. John Chrysostom, was held in mid-October. Fr. Petru Rosoca, dean of Lugoj, led the service, which several Ukrainian and Romanian Orthodox priests joined. This center was established at the request of the faithful who attended the Orthodox Joy Camp for Adults in late…

Oct 30, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Ambassador Ihor Prokopchuk visits Ukrainian Orthodox Vicariate in Sighetu Marmației

His Excellency Ihor Prokopchuk, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to Romania, made another visit to the Ukrainian Orthodox Vicariate in Romania on Friday, October 4. Vicar Nicolae Lauruc welcomed the Ambassador at the Vicariate headquarters in Sighetu Marmației. The Vicariate reported that the discussions focused on protecting the rights and freedoms of the Ukrainian…

Oct 9, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Ukrainian Orthodox Vicariate publishes first edition of funeral service in Ukrainian language

The Ukrainian Orthodox Vicariate has recently published the first edition of the Funeral Rites in Ukrainian, which provides a uniform liturgical text for all Ukrainian Orthodox parishes under the Romanian Patriarchate. The book was compiled with the contributions of Fr. Marius N. Lauruc, a counsellor at the Ukrainian Orthodox Vicariate in Romania, and Oxana and…

Aug 28, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Ukrainians in Romania pray for peace on Ukraine’s Independence Day

On August 24, Ukrainian Orthodox communities marked Ukraine’s Independence Day by offering prayers of thanksgiving and holding memorial services for the fighters who have fallen in the ongoing war in Romania’s neighbouring country. Special prayers for peace, as recommended by His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, in March 2022, were also recited in every Ukrainian…

Aug 28, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Ukrainian Orthodox Vicariate: Prayer and support for Ukraine war victims

On Sunday, all churches affiliated with the Ukrainian Orthodox Vicariate organised memorial services for Ukraine conflict victims. The initiative belonged to Fr Nicolae Lauruc who leads the ecclesiastical structure of the Romanian Patriarchate dedicated to Ukrainian believers. The vicariate has assisted Ukrainians and refugees, totalling around 360,000 euros. Marking the 2nd anniversary of the war,…

Feb 26, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Old calendar Christmas: Ukrainians in Romania celebrate with prayers for peace, carols and folk traditions

The communities from the Ukrainian Orthodox Vicariate of the Romanian Patriarchate celebrated Christmas according to the old calendar on January 7. It was a wonderful opportunity to continue the tradition, pray for world peace and be reunited with natives of the area who currently serve in other dioceses. “The prayers for world peace were read…

Jan 11, 2024Ștefana Totorcea

Liturgy of Presanctified Gifts published in Ukrainian

At the beginning of Lent, the Ukrainian Orthodox Vicariate in Romania announced the publication of the Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts in the Ukrainian language. The text comes to the aid of Ukrainian Orthodox clergy and believers in Romania. With its publishing, all worship sites of the Vicariate will be able to serve according…

Mar 10, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu

Ukrainian Orthodox Vicariate in Romania: We are together in prayer with all the citizens of Ukraine

“We call on reason and wisdom. We are constantly praying for an end to the conflict,” the representatives of the Ukrainian Orthodox Vicariate in Romania wrote on Thursday regarding the situation in Ukraine. “The citizens of Ukraine, regardless of their ethnic origin, have the right to a free life. The misunderstandings between the states must…

Feb 25, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu