| His Beatitude Patriarch Nicodim of Romania | |
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| By God's mercy, Archbishop of Bucharest, Metropolitan of Ungro-Vlachia, Locum tenens of the throne of Caesarea Cappadociae and Patriarch of All Romania | |
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| Church | Romanian Orthodox Church |
| See | Bucharest |
| Installed | 5 July 1939 |
| Term ended | 27 February 1948 |
| Predecessor | Patriarch Miron of Romania |
| Successor | Patriarch Justinian of Romania |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nicolae Munteanu (1864-12-06)6 December 1864 Pipirig, Neamț County, Principality of Moldavia |
| Died | 27 February 1948(1948-02-27) (aged 83) Bucharest, Romanian People's Republic |
| Buried | Romanian Patriarchal Cathedral |
| Nationality | Romanian |
| Denomination | Eastern Orthodox |
| Alma mater | Kiev-Mohyla Academy, Russian Empire |
Nicodim (Romanian pronunciation: [nikoˈdim]), born Nicolae Munteanu ([nikoˈla.e munˈte̯anu]; 6 December 1864, Pipirig, Neamț County, Romania – 27 February 1948, Bucharest), was the head of the Romanian Orthodox Church (Patriarch of All Romania) between 1939 and 1948.
Biography
He studied theology at the Kiev-Mohyla Academy, Russian Empire and became a monk at Neamț Monastery in 1894. Nicodim was supportive of the King and the royal family and a notable anti-Communist, refusing to give support for the Soviet-backed Communist regime in the process of installation in Romania in 1945–1947. Immediately, rumors circulated to the effect that he had been murdered, perhaps with Soviet approval. However, all available evidence indicates the patriarch died of natural causes.
Nicodim Munteanu was buried at the Romanian Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest, next to the first Patriarch of Romania Miron Cristea.
Notes
- Adrian Cioroianu, Focul ascuns în piatră, p. 310. Bucharest: Editura Polirom, 2002, ISBN 978-973-68-1076-3
External links
- (in Romanian) Nicodim Munteanu on the Romanian Patriarchate website
| Eastern Orthodox Church titles | ||
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| Preceded byMiron Cristea | Patriarch of All Romania 1939–1948 |
Succeeded byJustinian Marina |
| Heads of the Romanian Orthodox Church | |
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| Anti-communist metropolitans and bishops in Romania | |
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| Greek Catholic | |
| Roman Catholic | |
| Orthodox | |