PHOTOS, VIDEO, Father Antonie De Balti, Enthroned Metropolitan of Basarabia
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The Patriarchal Cathedral of the Capital becomes in these days a pole of Orthodox spirituality, hosting a series of special liturgical events. Believers are expected Sunday and Monday to participate in the special jobs organized on the occasion of the celebrations marking the bringing of the monks of Saint Cuvios Dimitrie the New, the spiritual protector of Bucharest.
Many believers from both sides of Prut participated in the ceremonies.
The Bishop Antonie de Balti was enthonized on Saturday, 12 July, as Archbishop of Chisinau, Metropolitan of Basarabia and Exarh of the Plaiuri. The ceremony took place at the church "The Three Hierarchs of Chisinau, reports the publication NewsMaker.md, the press agency IPN and Basilica.ro. The event began with holy liturgy, operated under the leadership of Father Teofan, [...]
New Metropolitan of Bessarabia enthroned in Chișinău | Orthodox Times (en)
Metropolitan Antonie was enthroned as Metropolitan of Bessarabia on Sunday, July 12, 2026, during a ceremony held in Chișinău, in the presence of hierarchs of the Romanian Orthodox Church, state officials from Romania and the Republic of Moldova, clergy, and faithful. The enthronement service took place at the Church of the Holy Three Hierarchs and the Life-Giving Spring and was presided over by Metropolitan Teofan of Moldavia and Bukovina, repr…
The High Priest Antonie de Balti is enthonized on Sunday, 12 July, Metropolitan of Basarabia and Exarh of Plaiuri. Slujba is presided over by the High Priest Teofan, Archbishop of Iasi and the Metropolitan of Moldova and Bucovina, together with the hierarchies of the Metropolitan Synod of Mitropolia Basarabia and a number of clergy of the Romanian Patriarchy.
Father Antonie is enthroned, on Sunday, in the dignity of Archbishop of Chisinau, Metropolitan of Basarabia and Exarch of the Plai, as part of a solemn ceremony taking place in the Church "The Three Hierarchs of Chisinau. The service begins at 08:30 with the Holy Liturgy, followed by the ceremony of Enthrony.
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