{"id":561324,"date":"2026-03-04T18:22:49","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T16:22:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=561324"},"modified":"2026-03-04T18:22:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T16:22:49","slug":"metropolitan-petru-congratulates-patriarch-daniel-36-years-episcopal-ministry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/metropolitan-petru-congratulates-patriarch-daniel-36-years-episcopal-ministry\/","title":{"rendered":"Metropolitan Petru of Bessarabia congratulates Patriarch Daniel on 36 years of episcopal ministry"},"content":{"rendered":"

Metropolitan Petru of Bessarabia sent a congratulatory message<\/a> to His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel on the occasion of the 36th anniversary of his episcopal ordination.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cYour Beatitude\u2019s episcopal ministry has become for the Romanian people and for the entire Orthodox world a benchmark of pastoral vision, right confession of faith, and the active building of a Church that gives birth to saints in an era marked by secularization, historical realignments, and healing,\u201d Metropolitan Petru said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Metropolitan of Bessarabia also expressed gratitude for the support offered by Patriarch Daniel to the Romanian faithful living east of the Prut River.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe offer our gratitude for the tireless efforts and the constant care shown toward the Metropolis of Bessarabia\u2014initiatives that have opened paths of unity, healed some of the wounds of history, and restored the dignity of the Romanian people of Bessarabia after nearly a century of wandering and trials.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cIn the years when our national and spiritual memory and identity faced severe challenges from other peoples and unfriendly regimes, Your Beatitude provided our ecclesial unity with canonical foundation, uprightness, and dignity, witnessing at the pan-Orthodox level that Bessarabia is and cannot be anything other than Romanian and Orthodox,\u201d Metropolitan Petru added.<\/p>\n

The image of tireless service<\/h2>\n

His Eminence also praised the Romanian Patriarch\u2019s involvement, noting that through both word and action he strengthened the awareness of the people in the Republic of Moldova of their belonging to the living tradition of the Romanian Orthodox Church.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe anniversary of your calling to the episcopacy also reminds us of the beginnings of our own ministry, when you guided and protected us amid the many burdens and injustices we endured for the sake of truth and in memory of those who sacrificed themselves for the same ideal. In those times, as now, Your Beatitude\u2019s counsel and the example of tireless service were for us a source of courage and a measure of dedication, regardless of the hardships and trials.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In concluding his message, Metropolitan Petru noted that \u201cthree and a half decades of episcopal ministry mean generations formed, institutions strengthened, and thousands of souls entrusted to Your Beatitude\u2019s prayer and pastoral care. During these decades of shepherding, you have offered the Romanian Orthodox Church a clear vision, a coherent project, and a dignified public presence.\u201d<\/p>\n

Patriarch Daniel marked 36 years since his episcopal ordination<\/a> on Wednesday. He was consecrated a bishop on March 4, 1990, on the Sunday of Orthodoxy.<\/p>\n

Photo: Lumina Newspaper Files<\/p>\n

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