{"id":535366,"date":"2025-07-21T14:39:03","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T11:39:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=535366"},"modified":"2025-07-24T11:33:36","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T08:33:36","slug":"bishop-teofil-trotus-ordination-roman-bacau","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/bishop-teofil-trotus-ordination-roman-bacau\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 2,000 attend ordination of new assistant bishop in Roman, Romania"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Over 2,000 people participated on Sunday, on the Feast of the Holy Prophet Elijah the Tishbite, in the ordination and installation of the new Assistant Bishop of the Archdiocese of Roman and Bac\u0103u, His Grace Bishop Teofil of Trotu\u0219. The event took place at the \u201cSaint Parascheva\u201d Archdiocesan Cathedral in Roman.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Divine Liturgy and episcopal ordination of the new hierarch were celebrated by His Eminence Metropolitan Teofan of Moldavia and Bukovina, together with ten other hierarchs.<\/p>\n<p>The concelebrating hierarchs included:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>His Eminence Metropolitan Petru of Bessarabia, Exarch of the Territories,<\/li>\n<li>His Eminence Archbishop Varsanufie of R\u00e2mnic,<\/li>\n<li>His Eminence Archbishop Ioachim of Roman and Bac\u0103u,<\/li>\n<li>His Eminence Archbishop Ciprian of Buz\u0103u and Vrancea,<\/li>\n<li>His Grace Bishop Ignatie of Hu\u0219i,<\/li>\n<li>His Grace Bishop Antonie of B\u0103l\u021bi,<\/li>\n<li>His Grace Bishop Veniamin of Southern Bessarabia,<\/li>\n<li>His Grace Timotei of Prahova, Assistant Bishop of the Archdiocese of Bucharest,<\/li>\n<li>His Grace Nichifor of Boto\u0219ani, Assistant Bishop of the Archdiocese of Ia\u0219i, and<\/li>\n<li>His Grace Damaschin of Dorna, Assistant Bishop of the Archdiocese of Suceava and R\u0103d\u0103u\u021bi.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_535257\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-535257\" style=\"width: 890px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-535257 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-20-at-21.15.25-890x589.jpeg\" alt=\"Foto credit: Ziarul Lumina\" width=\"890\" height=\"589\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-20-at-21.15.25-890x589.jpeg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-20-at-21.15.25-1024x678.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-20-at-21.15.25-1536x1017.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-20-at-21.15.25.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-535257\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Lumina Newspaper<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>During Matins, Bishop-elect Teofil An\u0103st\u0103soaie made his profession of Orthodox faith, and later, during the Divine Liturgy, he was ordained to the episcopacy.<\/p>\n<p>This moment, known in the Church\u2019s tradition as the \u201cExamination and Designation of the Bishop-elect,\u201d is compared by Saint Symeon of Thessalonica to an espousal of the candidate to the diocese in which he will serve.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_535261\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-535261\" style=\"width: 890px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-535261 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IPS-TEOFIL-890x590.jpeg\" alt=\"Foto credit: Ziarul Lumina\" width=\"890\" height=\"590\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IPS-TEOFIL-890x590.jpeg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IPS-TEOFIL-1024x679.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IPS-TEOFIL.jpeg 1207w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-535261\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The ordination of the new assistant bishop to the Archdiocese of Roman and Bacau drew thousands. Photo: Lumina Newspaper<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>The Mystery of Ordination<\/h2>\n<p>Following this solemn act, the Divine Liturgy was celebrated under the chairmanship of His Eminence Metropolitan Teofan. During the chanting of the Trisagion, the bishop-elect was led before the assembly of hierarchs by two archimandrites. The rite of ordination then took place: accompanied by two hierarchs, the candidate kissed the four corners of the Holy Altar and, kneeling, received the sacrament of episcopal ordination.<\/p>\n<p>The concelebrating bishops invoked the Holy Spirit and placed the omophorion and the Holy Gospel upon him. After the ordination, the newly ordained bishop was vested with the garments specific to the episcopal rank: the sakkos, epigonation, omophorion, engolpion, pectoral cross, and mitre.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_535263\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-535263\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-535263\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-20-at-21.42.40-867x890.jpeg\" alt=\"Foto credit: Ziarul Lumina\" width=\"560\" height=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-20-at-21.42.40-867x890.jpeg 867w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-20-at-21.42.40-998x1024.jpeg 998w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-20-at-21.42.40.jpeg 1169w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-535263\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Assistant Bishop Teofil of Trotu\u0219 offering his first blessing to the believers after his episcopal ordination. Photo: Lumina Newspaper<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>The Bond Between a Bishop and Christ<\/h2>\n<p>In the address delivered on the occasion of Father Teofil An\u0103st\u0103soaie\u2019s episcopal ordination, His Eminence Metropolitan Teofan emphasised the profound responsibility of the episcopal ministry, highlighting the spiritual connection between the ordination day, the feast of the Holy Prophet Elijah, and the divine calling answered by the new bishop.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy God\u2019s providence, Father Teofil\u2019s ordination as a bishop was fulfilled today, on the day we honor the Holy Prophet Elijah. And since nothing is accidental in the Christian life, we perceive both Father Teofil\u2019s ordination and his mission as closely tied to today\u2019s great feast,\u201d said the Metropolitan of Moldavia and Bukovina.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_535265\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-535265\" style=\"width: 890px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-535265 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-20-at-21.43.13-890x581.jpeg\" alt=\"Foto credit: Ziarul Lumina\" width=\"890\" height=\"581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-20-at-21.43.13-890x581.jpeg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-20-at-21.43.13-1024x668.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-20-at-21.43.13.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-535265\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Metropolitan Teofan handing over the crozier to the newly ordained bishop. Photo: Lumina Newspaper<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>\u201cIn Him, the Bishop Finds the Answer to All Inner Struggles\u201d<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cIn Him,\u201d said Metropolitan Teofan, \u201cthe bishop finds the answer to all inner struggles. When the sweetness of prayer embraces him, the bishop is called to behold Christ before him\u2014Christ who preaches the Gospel, who feeds the hungry, who heals the sick.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt every moment of his life, the bishop has Christ before him, drawing strength from Christ\u2019s strength. The entire ministry of the bishop is intimately connected to the life and witness of the Church of Christ, which called him to the episcopacy and sent him to preach.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Both Near and Distant from the World<\/h2>\n<p>According to His Eminence, the bishop must be present in the world, yet untainted by it; he must understand the complexity of human life, while remaining free from passions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe life of the bishop is a continuous union of contemplation through prayer and practical action in the most concrete aspects of life. The shepherd of souls must be,\u201d says Saint John Chrysostom, \u201ca man connected to people, capable of managing all aspects of life, yet preserving, more steadfastly than monks, the purity of life, inner peace, holiness, patience, self-restraint, and all the virtues of monastics.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_535267\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-535267\" style=\"width: 890px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-535267 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-20-at-21.42.58-890x589.jpeg\" alt=\"Foto credit: Ziarul Lumina\" width=\"890\" height=\"589\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-20-at-21.42.58-890x589.jpeg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-20-at-21.42.58-1024x678.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-20-at-21.42.58.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-535267\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Archbishop Ioachim of Roman and Bacau addressing the crowds. Photo: Lumina Newspaper<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>The Calling to Episcopal Ministry<\/h2>\n<p>Messages of congratulations were delivered by Father Constantinos from Hozeva Monastery and Mr. Ciprian Vasile Olinici, Secretary of State.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the newly ordained Assistant Bishop Teofil of Trotu\u0219 offered a message of gratitude titled \u201cThe Calling to Episcopal Ministry: Bearing the Cross on the Via Dolorosa\u201d, inspired by his spiritual experiences during his ministry in the Holy Land.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeginning with the words of our Lord Jesus Christ: \u2018I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life\u2019 (John 14:6), and the exhortation: \u2018Whoever wants to follow Me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me\u2019 (Mark 8:34\u201339), my message today is inspired by my mission in the Holy Land and by the dozens of times I walked the Way of the Cross in Jerusalem\u2014known to pilgrims as the Via Dolorosa (Latin for \u2018the Way of Sorrow\u2019 or \u2018the Way of Suffering\u2019),\u201d said His Grace Bishop Teofil of Trotu\u0219.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_535269\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-535269\" style=\"width: 890px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-535269 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-20-at-21.55.40-890x590.jpeg\" alt=\"Foto credit: Ziarul Lumina\" width=\"890\" height=\"590\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-20-at-21.55.40-890x590.jpeg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-20-at-21.55.40-1024x679.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-20-at-21.55.40.jpeg 1207w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-535269\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The profession of faith of the soon-to-be ordained bishop Teofil of Trotu\u0219. Photo: Lumina Newspaper<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>A Path of Continuous Crucifixion<\/h2>\n<p>His Grace Bishop Teofil of Trotu\u0219 described episcopal ministry as a path of continuous crucifixion, akin to the Lord Jesus Christ\u2019s journey to Calvary. He underlined that each item of the episcopal vestments symbolises the fourteen Stations of the Cross recorded in the Holy Gospel.<\/p>\n<p>He also testified that receiving the episcopal dignity on this day is a response to the calling he received from His Eminence Archbishop Ioachim, and a personal commitment to sacrificial ministry in communion with him:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI come to the Archdiocese of Roman and Bac\u0103u to serve with devotion and Paschal joy, bearing together with His Eminence Archbishop Ioachim the cross of ministering to this diocese, always keeping in sight the self-sacrificing predecessors who founded, developed, and served this historic eparchy of Moldavia,\u201d the new assistant bishop affirmed.<\/p>\n<p>Photo: Archdiocese of Roman and Bac\u0103u<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BasilicaNews\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-495171\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/banner-x-en-889x148.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"889\" height=\"148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/banner-x-en-889x148.gif 889w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/banner-x-en-1024x171.gif 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/banner-x-en-1536x256.gif 1536w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/banner-x-en-2048x341.gif 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over 2,000 people participated on Sunday, on the Feast of the Holy Prophet Elijah the Tishbite, in the ordination and installation of the new Assistant Bishop of the Archdiocese of Roman and Bac\u0103u, His Grace Bishop Teofil of Trotu\u0219. The event took place at the \u201cSaint Parascheva\u201d Archdiocesan Cathedral in Roman. 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