Metropolis of Muntenia and Dobruja

The Metropolis of Wallachia and Dobruja, headquartered in Bucharest, Romania, is a metropolis of the Romanian Orthodox Church.

Romanian Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest is also the seat of Metropolis of Muntenia and Dobruja

History

The Metropolis of Ungro-Wallachia was created, in 1359, by Callistus I, the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople as the most senior church office of the Patriarchate of Constantinople, covering the territory of Wallachia.

In 1872, the Metropolis of Ungro-Wallachia united with the Metropolis of Moldavia to form the Romanian Orthodox Church. The Metropolis of Ungro-Wallachia, who received the title of Primate Metropolitan in 1865, became the head of the General Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church. In 1990, it became Metropolis of Muntenia and Dobruja.

List of metropolitans

• Maxim (1508–1512)
• Macarie II (1512–1521)
• Ilarion II (1521–1523)
  • vacancy (1523–1525)
• Teodor II (1525–1533)
• Mitrofan I (1533–1535)
• Varlaam I (1535–1544)
• Anania (1544–1558)
• Efrem (1558–1566)
• Danil I (1566)
  • vacancy (1566–1568)
• Eftimie I (1568–1576)
• Serafim (1576–1586)
• Mihail I (1586–1590)
• Nichifore (1590)
• Mihail II (1590–1594)
• Eftimie II (1594–1602)
• Luca (1602–1629)
• Grigore I (1629–1636)
• Teofil (1636–1648)
• Stefan (1648–1653)
• Ignațiu I (1653–1662)
• Stefan I (1662–1668), restored
• Teodosie (1668–1672)
• Dionisie (1672)
• Varlaam II (1672–1679)
  • Teodosie (1679–1708), restored
• Antim (1708–1716)
• Mitrofan II (1716–1719)
• Danil II (1719–1731)
• Ștefan II (1731–1738)
• Neofit I (1738–1753)
• Filaret I (1753–1760)
• Grigorie II (1760–1787)
• Cosma (1787–1792)
• Filaret II (1792–1793)
• Dositei (1793–1810)
• Ignațiu II (1810–1812)
• Nectarie (1812–1819)
  • vacancy (1819–1821)
• Dionisie II (1821–1823)
• Grigorie III (1823–1834)
  • vacancy (1834–1840)
• Neofit II (1840–1849)

As Metropolitans of All Romania

• Nifon (1850–1875)
• Calinic (1875–1886)
• Iosif (1886–1893)
• Ghenadie (1893–1896)
  • Iosif (1896–1909), restored
• Atanasie (1909–1911)
• Conon (1912–1919)
• Miron (1919–1925)

As Patriarchs of All Romania

• Miron (1925–1939)
• Nicodim (1939–1948)
• Iustinian (1948–1977)
• Iustin (1977–1986)
• Teoctist (1986–2007)
• Daniel (since 2007)

See also

• History of Christianity in Romania