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* {{flag|Romanian People's Republic|1965}}: [[Order of the Star of the Romanian Socialist Republic|Order of the Star of the Romanian People's Republic]], 2nd class<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lege5.ro/gratuit/g43dkmju/decretul-nr-500-1964-pentru-conferirea-unor-ordine-si-medalii|title=Decretul nr. 500/1964 pentru conferirea unor ordine și medalii| publisher=Buletinul Oficial |website=lege5.ro|language=ro|date=December 9, 1964|access-date=August 13, 2021}}</ref>
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== Controversies ==
In the early 1990s, the Orthodox Archbishop of Timisoara, Nicolae Corneanu, returned approximately 50 churches, including the [[Cathedral of the Descent of the Holy Spirit, Lugoj|cathedral in Lugoj]], to the Greek Catholic Church. However, due to his actions, the Orthodox Holy Synod marginalized Archbishop Corneanu, and his fellow clergymen criticized him.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Romania International Religious Freedom Report 2004 |url=https://2009-2017.state.gov/j/drl/rls/irf/2004/35479.htm |access-date=2023-12-30 |website=U.S. Department of State |publisher=BUREAU OF DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND LABOR}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 16:03, 30 December 2023

Metropolite Nicolae Corneanu în 1967

Nicolae Corneanu (Template:IPA-ro; 21 November 1923 – 28 September 2014) was a Romanian metropolitan bishop of the Romanian Orthodox Church who led the Metropolis of Banat from 1962 until his death in 2014.

Corneanu was born in Caransebeș. In 1992, he was elected an honorary member of the Romanian Academy.[1][2] He died in Timișoara, aged 90.

Honours

National honours

Controversies

In the early 1990s, the Orthodox Archbishop of Timisoara, Nicolae Corneanu, returned approximately 50 churches, including the cathedral in Lugoj, to the Greek Catholic Church. However, due to his actions, the Orthodox Holy Synod marginalized Archbishop Corneanu, and his fellow clergymen criticized him.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Nicolae Corneanu, Mitropolit al Banatului". Retrieved 2014-07-28.
  2. ^ "Mitropolitul Banatului, IPS Nicolae Corneanu, a murit. Trupul acestuia a fost depus la Catedrala din Timișoara" (in Romanian). stirileprotv.ro. 29 September 2014.
  3. ^ "Crucea Casei Regale a României".
  4. ^ "Decretul nr. 500/1964 pentru conferirea unor ordine și medalii". lege5.ro (in Romanian). Buletinul Oficial. December 9, 1964. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  5. ^ "Romania International Religious Freedom Report 2004". U.S. Department of State. BUREAU OF DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND LABOR. Retrieved 2023-12-30.