Teoctist Arăpașu
Teoctist | |
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| By God's mercy, Archbishop of Bucharest, Metropolitan of Muntenia and Dobrogea, Locum tenens of the throne of Caesarea Cappadociae and Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, His Beatitude Patriarch Teoctist, Patriarch of All Romania | |
| Church | Romanian Orthodox Church |
| See | Bucharest |
| Installed | 16 November 1986 |
| Term ended | 30 July 2007 |
| Predecessor | Patriarch Iustin of Romania |
| Successor | Patriarch Daniel of Romania |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 25 March 1945 |
| Consecration | 5 March 1950 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Toader Arapașu 7 February 1915 |
| Died | 30 July 2007 (aged 92) Bucharest |
| Buried | Romanian Patriarchal Cathedral |
| Nationality | Romanian |
| Denomination | Eastern Orthodox |
| Parents | Dumitru Arapașu Marghioala Arapașu |
| Alma mater | Faculty of Orthodox Theology |
Teoctist (Romanian pronunciation: [te.okˈtist], born Toader Arăpașu, 7 February 1915 – 30 July 2007) was the Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church from 1986 to 2007.
Teoctist served his first years as patriarch under the Romanian Communist regime, and was accused by some of collaboration. He offered his resignation after the Romanian Revolution of 1989, but was soon restored to office and served a further 17 years.
A promoter of ecumenical dialogue, Patriarch Teoctist invited Pope John Paul II to visit Romania in 1999. It was the first visit of a Pope to a predominantly Eastern Orthodox country since the East-West Schism of 1054.