Diocese of Chișinău: Difference between revisions

Content deleted Content added

Inline

Latest revision as of 10:08, 29 October 2024

The Diocese of Chișinău (Romanian: Eparhia de Chișinău; Russian: Кишинёвская епархия) is an eparchy or diocese of the Metropolis of Chișinău and All Moldova under the Moscow Patriarchate with its seat in the capital city of Moldova, Chișinău.

History

Prior to 1812, the Orthodox Church in eastern Moldavia or Bessarabia, modern day Moldova, was part of the Metropolis of Moldavia (under the Church of Constantinople). Following the annexation of Bessarabia by the Russian Empire in 1812, the Russian Orthodox Church established the Eparchy of Chișinău and Khotin under Metropolitan Gavril (Bănulescu-Bodoni) to care for the region's Orthodox Christians.^[1]

The Eparchy of Chișinău and Khotin remained part of the Russian Orthodox Church until Bessarabia's union with Romania in 1918, after which the Romanian Orthodox Church established jurisdiction over the territory following the expulsion of the then Archbishop of Chișinău, Anastasius (Gribanovsky), and reorganized the Eparchy as the Metropolis of Chișinău and Bessarabia.

In 1940, following the annexation of Bessarabia by the Soviet Union, the Moscow Patriarchate established in Chișinău a new Russian Orthodox eparchy, while the Metropolis of Bessarabia was forced to interrupt its activity.

Following Moldovan independence from the USSR, the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church granted the Church's eparchies in Moldova autonomy as the Moldovan Orthodox Church, with Archbishop Vladimir (Cantarean) of Chișinău becoming first hierarch of the Church of Moldova as Metropolitan of Chișinău and All Moldova.

Eparchy today

As of 2010, the Eparchy consisted of 610 parishes, 24 monasteries, and 5 sketes served by 730 full-time priests and 60 deacons. It continues to be led by Metropolitan Vladimir (Cantarean).

Bishops of Chișinău

Gavril Bănulescu-Bodoni (1812–1821)
Demetrius (Sulima) (1821–1844)
Irenarch (Popov) (1844–1858)
Anthony (Shokotov) (1858–1871)
Paul (Lebedev) (1871–1882)
Sergius (Lyapidevsky) (1882–1891)
Isaac (Polozensky) (1891–1892)
Neofit (Nevodchikov) [ru] (1892–1898)
Iakov (Piatnitsky) (1898–1904)
Vladimir (Sinkovsky) (1904–1908)
Seraphim (Chichagov) (1908–1914)
Platon (Rozhdestvensky) (1914–1915)
Anastasius (Gribanovsky) (1915–1918)

References

^ Viața bisericească din Basarabia sub stăpânirea rusească (1812-1918) Archived 2017-02-07 at the Wayback Machine (in Romanian)

External links

Ion Nistor, Istoria Basarabiei, Humanitas, 1991. ISBN 973-28-0283-9, p. 226-240
Eparchy of Chișinău (Russian)
Metropolia of Chișinău and All Moldova (Romanian)

[1] Viața bisericească din Basarabia sub stăpânirea rusească (1812-1918) Archived 2017-02-07 at the Wayback Machine (in Romanian)

[1]

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-{{for|the Roman Catholic entity|Roman Catholic Diocese of Chişinău}}
+{{About|one the two Eastern Orthodox dioceses seated in Chișinău|text=For the other Orthodox diocese, see [[Metropolis of Bessarabia#Structure and organization|Archdiocese of Chișinău]]. For the Roman Catholic entity, see [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Chișinău]]}}
-The '''Diocese of Chișinău''' is an [[eparchy]] or [[diocese]] of the [[Moldovan Orthodox Church]] under the [[Moscow Patriarchate]] with its seat in the capital city of [[Moldova]], [[Chișinău]].
+The '''Diocese of Chișinău''' ({{langx|ro|Eparhia de Chișinău}}; {{langx|ru|Кишинёвская епархия}}) is an [[eparchy]] or [[diocese]] of the [[Metropolis of Chișinău and All Moldova]] under the [[Moscow Patriarchate]] with its seat in the capital city of [[Moldova]], [[Chișinău]].
 ==History==
-{{main|History of the Orthodox Church in Moldova}}
+{{main article|History of the Orthodox Church in Moldova}}
-Prior to 1812 the Orthodox Church in eastern [[Moldavia]] or [[Bessarabia]], modern day Moldova, was part of the [[Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople|Church of Constantinople]], after the late 14th century belonging to the jurisdiction of the [[metropolitan bishop|Metropolitans]] of Moldavia. Following the annexation of Bessarabia by the [[Russian Empire]] in 1812 the [[Russian Orthodox Church]] established the Eparchy of Chişinău and Khotin under Metropolitan [[Gavril Bănulescu-Bodoni|Gavril (Bănulescu-Bodoni)]] to care for the region's Orthodox Christians.
+Prior to 1812, the Orthodox Church in eastern [[Moldavia]] or [[Bessarabia]], modern day Moldova, was part of the [[Metropolis of Moldavia and Bukovina|Metropolis of Moldavia]] (under the [[Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople|Church of Constantinople]]). Following the annexation of Bessarabia by the [[Russian Empire]] in 1812, the [[Russian Orthodox Church]] established the Eparchy of Chișinău and Khotin under Metropolitan [[Gavril Bănulescu-Bodoni|Gavril (Bănulescu-Bodoni)]] to care for the region's Orthodox Christians.<ref>[http://www.historia.ro/exclusiv_web/general/articol/bisericeasc-basarabia-st-p-nirea-ruseasc-1812-1918 Viața bisericească din Basarabia sub stăpânirea rusească (1812-1918)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170207203319/http://www.historia.ro/exclusiv_web/general/articol/bisericeasc-basarabia-st-p-nirea-ruseasc-1812-1918 |date=2017-02-07 }} {{in lang|ro}}</ref>
-The Eparchy of Chişinău and Khotin remained part of the Russian Orthodox Church until Bessarabia's union with [[Greater Romania|Romania]] in 1918, after which the [[Romanian Orthodox Church]] established jurisdiction over the territory following the expulsion of the then Archbishop of Chişinău, [[Anastasy (Gribanovsky)|Anastasius (Gribanovsky)]], and reorganized the Eparchy as the [[Metropolis of Bessarabia|Metropolia of Chişinău and Bessarabia]]. The former Russian Orthodox eparchy remained under the jurisdiction of the Church of Romania until 1940, after which it was united to the Moscow Patriarchate following the annexation of Bessarabia by the [[Soviet Union]].
+The Eparchy of Chișinău and Khotin remained part of the Russian Orthodox Church until [[Union of Bessarabia with Romania|Bessarabia's union]] with [[Greater Romania|Romania]] in 1918, after which the [[Romanian Orthodox Church]] established jurisdiction over the territory following the expulsion of the then Archbishop of Chișinău, [[Anastasius Gribanovsky|Anastasius (Gribanovsky)]], and reorganized the Eparchy as the [[Metropolis of Bessarabia|Metropolis of Chișinău and Bessarabia]].
+In 1940, following the [[Soviet occupation of Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina|annexation of Bessarabia]] by the [[Soviet Union]], the Moscow Patriarchate established in Chișinău a new Russian Orthodox eparchy, while the Metropolis of Bessarabia was forced to interrupt its activity.
-Following Moldovan independence from the USSR the [[Holy Synod]] of the Russian Orthodox Church granted the Church's eparchies in Moldova autonomy as the Moldovan Orthodox Church, with Archbishop [[Vladimir (Cantarean)]] of Chişinău becoming [[primate (bishop)|first hierarch]] of the Church of Moldova as Metropolitan of Chişinău and All Moldova.
+Following [[Independence of Moldova|Moldovan independence]] from the USSR, the [[Holy Synod]] of the Russian Orthodox Church granted the Church's eparchies in Moldova autonomy as the Moldovan Orthodox Church, with Archbishop [[Vladimir (Cantarean)]] of Chișinău becoming [[primate (bishop)|first hierarch]] of the Church of Moldova as Metropolitan of Chișinău and All Moldova.
 ==Eparchy today==
-As of 2010 the Eparchy consisted of 610 [[parish]]es, 24 [[monastery|monasteries]], and 5 [[skete]]s served by 730 full-time [[priest]]s and 60 [[deacon]]s. It continues to be led by Metropolitan Vladimir (Cantarean).
+As of 2010, the Eparchy consisted of 610 [[parish]]es, 24 [[monastery|monasteries]], and 5 [[skete]]s served by 730 full-time [[priest]]s and 60 [[deacon]]s. It continues to be led by Metropolitan Vladimir (Cantarean).
 == Bishops of Chișinău ==
-* [[Gavril Bănulescu-Bodoni]] (1812-1821)
+* [[Gavril Bănulescu-Bodoni]] (1812–1821)
-* [[Demetrius (Sulima)]] (1821-1844)
+* [[Demetrius (Sulima)]] (1821–1844)
-* [[Irenarch (Popov)]] (1844-1858)
+* [[Irenarch (Popov)]] (1844–1858)
-* [[Anthony (Shokotov)]] (1858-1871)
+* [[Anthony (Shokotov)]] (1858–1871)
-* [[Paul (Lebedev)]] (1871-1882)
+* [[Paul (Lebedev)]] (1871–1882)
-* [[Sergius (Lyapidevsky)]] (1882-1891)
+* [[Sergius (Lyapidevsky)]] (1882–1891)
-* [[Isaac (Polozensky)]] (1891-1892)
+* [[Isaac (Polozensky)]] (1891–1892)
-* {{ill|ru|Neofit (Nevodchikov)|Неофит (Неводчиков)}} (1892-1898)
+* {{Interlanguage link multi|Neofit (Nevodchikov)|ru|3=Неофит (Неводчиков)}} (1892–1898)
-* [[Iakov (Piatnitky)]] (1898-1904)
+* [[Iakov (Piatnitsky)]] (1898–1904)
-* [[Vladimir (Sinkovsky)]] (1904-1908)
+* [[Vladimir (Sinkovsky)]] (1904–1908)
-* [[Seraphim (Chichagov)]] (1908-1914)
+* [[Seraphim (Chichagov)]] (1908–1914)
-* [[Platon (Rozhdestvensky)]] (1914-1915)
+* [[Platon (Rozhdestvensky)]] (1914–1915)
-* [[Anastasius (Gribanovsky)]] (1915-1918)
+* [[Anastasius (Gribanovsky)]] (1915–1918)
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
 ==External links==
-* Ion Nistor, ''Istoria Basarabiei'', Humanitas, 1991. ISBN 973-28-0283-9, p.&nbsp;226-240
+* Ion Nistor, ''Istoria Basarabiei'', Humanitas, 1991. {{ISBN|973-28-0283-9}}, p.&nbsp;226-240
-* [http://www.patriarchia.ru/db/text/80872.html Eparchy of Chişinău (Russian)]
+* [http://www.patriarchia.ru/db/text/80872.html Eparchy of Chișinău (Russian)]
-* [http://mitropolia.md/ Metropolia of Chişinău and All Moldova (Moldovan/Romanian)]
+* [http://mitropolia.md/ Metropolia of Chișinău and All Moldova (Romanian)]
 {{Russian Orthodox Church}}