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The Archdiocese or Archbishopric of Arad ( ro, Arhiepiscopia Aradului), formerly the Bishopric of Arad ( ro, Episcopia Aradului, sr, Арадска епархија) is an episcopal see of the
Romanian Orthodox Church The Romanian Orthodox Church (ROC; ro, Biserica Ortodoxă Română, ), or Patriarchate of Romania, is an autocephalous Eastern Orthodox church in full communion with other Eastern Orthodox Christian churches, and one of the nine patriarchates ...
, under the administration of the
Metropolis of Banat The Metropolis of Banat ( ro, Mitropolia Banatului) is a metropolis of the Romanian Orthodox Church. Its see is the Archdiocese of Timișoara; its suffragan dioceses are the Archdiocese of Arad and the Diocese of Caransebeș. The headquarters is t ...
, with jurisdiction over Arad County in
Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and ...
. The current head is bishop Timotei Seviciu.


History

The history of Eastern Orthodox Christianity on the territory of the present-day bishopric is very long and dates back to late Antiquity and early Middle Ages. The Eparchy of Arad in its modern form was created after the
Austro-Turkish war (1683-1699) The Great Turkish War (german: Großer Türkenkrieg), also called the Wars of the Holy League ( tr, Kutsal İttifak Savaşları), was a series of conflicts between the Ottoman Empire and the Holy League consisting of the Holy Roman Empire, Pola ...
, in 1706 when the city of Arad and its region became part of Habsburg monarchy. During 18th century and up to the middle of 19th century, Bishopric of Arad was under jurisdiction of the
Metropolitanate of Karlovci The Metropolitanate of Karlovci ( sr, Карловачка митрополија, Karlovačka mitropolija) was a metropolitanate of the Eastern Orthodox Church that existed in the Habsburg monarchy between 1708 and 1848. Between 1708 and 1713 ...
. Eparchy of Arad also had an important regional vicariate (exarchate) in the city of Oradea. Majority of Eastern Orthodox Christians of this Eparchy were ethnic
Romanians The Romanians ( ro, români, ; dated exonym '' Vlachs'') are a Romance-speaking ethnic group. Sharing a common Romanian culture and ancestry, and speaking the Romanian language, they live primarily in Romania and Moldova. The 2011 Roman ...
and minority were ethnic
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and
Greeks The Greeks or Hellenes (; el, Έλληνες, ''Éllines'' ) are an ethnic group and nation indigenous to the Eastern Mediterranean and the Black Sea regions, namely Greece, Cyprus, Albania, Italy, Turkey, Egypt, and, to a lesser extent, oth ...
. Following the will of the majority of people, the Eparchy of Arad was transferred in 1865 from jurisdiction of the
Patriarchate of Karlovci The Patriarchate of Karlovci ( sr, Карловачка патријаршија, Karlovačka patrijaršija) or Serbian Patriarchate of Sremski Karlovci ( sr, Српска патријаршија у Сремским Карловцима, Srpska ...
to the jurisdiction of the newly created Metropolis of Sibiu. The Eastern Orthodox Romanians of the Patriarchate of Karlovci separated and were transferred to the newly created Metropolis of
Sibiu Sibiu ( , , german: link=no, Hermannstadt , la, Cibinium, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Härmeschtat'', hu, Nagyszeben ) is a city in Romania, in the historical region of Transylvania. Located some north-west of Bucharest, the city straddles the Ci ...
through mutual agreement that included the transfer of the
Eparchy of Arad The Archdiocese or Archbishopric of Arad ( ro, Arhiepiscopia Aradului), formerly the Bishopric of Arad ( ro, Episcopia Aradului, sr, Арадска епархија) is an episcopal see of the Romanian Orthodox Church, under the administration of ...
and eastern parts of eparchies of Temišvar and
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. After
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and the creation of united
Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and ...
, it became part of the united
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. In 2009, the bishopric was elevated to an archbishopric under the
Metropolis of Banat The Metropolis of Banat ( ro, Mitropolia Banatului) is a metropolis of the Romanian Orthodox Church. Its see is the Archdiocese of Timișoara; its suffragan dioceses are the Archdiocese of Arad and the Diocese of Caransebeș. The headquarters is t ...
.


Bishops

Between 1695 and 1865 the bishops were under the jurisdiction of the
Metropolitanate of Karlovci The Metropolitanate of Karlovci ( sr, Карловачка митрополија, Karlovačka mitropolija) was a metropolitanate of the Eastern Orthodox Church that existed in the Habsburg monarchy between 1708 and 1848. Between 1708 and 1713 ...
. *
Isaija Đaković Isaija Đaković or Isaija I (Grabovac, near Stari Slankamen, Habsburg monarchy, 1635 – Vienna, Habsburg Monarchy, 20 July 1708) was elected to the rank of Metropolitan of Krušedol ( Karlovci) in 1708. Isaija is best remembered as the first S ...
(1695–1708) *
Joanikije Martinović Joanikije ( sr-cyr, Јоаникије) is the Serbian variant of Greek name '' Ioannikios''. It may refer to: *Joanikije I, Serbian Archbishop (1272–76) *Joanikije II, Serbian Archbishop (1338–46) and first Serbian Patriarch (1346–54) * Joan ...
(1710–21) *
Sofronije Ravaničianin Sofronije may refer to: * Sofronije Podgoričanin (1668 - 1711), the Metropolitan of Karlovac * Sofronije Kirilović Sofronije Kirilović ( sr, Софроније Кириловић, ro, Sofronie Chirilovici; died 28 February 1786) was a Serbian ...
(1722–26) *
Vikentije Jovanović Vikentije Jovanović ( sr-cyr, Викентије Јовановић; 1689 – June 6, 1737) was the Serbian Orthodox Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovci from 1731 to 1737, as Vikentije II. During his diplomatic mission in Vienna in 1734, he wa ...
(1726–31) *
Isaija Antonović Isaija II (Antonović), also referred to Isaija II (secular name: Jovan Antonović; 1696, Budapest – 22 January 1749, Vienna), was the eight metropolitan of Karlovci from 1748 until his death in 1749, a significant year for the Serb minorit ...
(1731–48) *
Pavle Nenadović Pavle Nenadović ( sr-cyr, Павле Ненадовић, ; 1703–1768) was the Serbian Orthodox Archbishop and Metropolitan of Karlovci from 1749 to 1768. Biography Pavle Nenadović was born on 14 January 1703 in Budim, Hungary. At the age of e ...
(1748–49) * Sinesije Živanović (1749–68) * Pahomije Knežević (1769–83) * Petar Petrović (1784–86) * Pavle Avakumović (1786–15) * ''Sede vacans (1815–29)'', administrator Josif Putnik * Nestor Jovanović (1829–30) * Gerasim Rac (1835–52) * Prokopije Ivačković (1853–65) Since 1865, these bishops have been under the jurisdiction of the Metropolis of Sibiu until 1947 when the Metropolis of Banat was established. In 2009, the holder of the office was elevated to the rank of archbishop. * Prokopije Ivačković (1865–73) * Miron Romanul (1873–74) * Ioan Mețianu (1874–98) * Iosif Ioan Goldiș (1899–1902) * Ioan Ignatie Papp (1903–25) *
Grigorie Comșa Grigorie Gh. Comșa (; born Gheorghe Comșa; May 13, 1889–May 25, 1935) was an Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian cleric who became a bishop within the Romanian Orthodox Church. Born in Comăna de Sus, Brașov County, in the Transylvania region ...
(1925–35) * Andrei Mageru (1936–60) * Nicolae Corneanu (1960–62) *
Teoctist Arăpașu Teoctist (, 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 som ...
(1962–73) * Visarion Aștileanu (1973–84) * Timotei Seviciu (1984–present), archbishop since 2009.


See also

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List of members of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church This is the list of the hierarchs of the Romanian Orthodox Church, depicting the organization of the church. For a list of those hierarchs who are currently members of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church, Holy Synod, see thwebsite of t ...
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Metropolitanate of Karlovci The Metropolitanate of Karlovci ( sr, Карловачка митрополија, Karlovačka mitropolija) was a metropolitanate of the Eastern Orthodox Church that existed in the Habsburg monarchy between 1708 and 1848. Between 1708 and 1713 ...
*
Patriarchate of Karlovci The Patriarchate of Karlovci ( sr, Карловачка патријаршија, Karlovačka patrijaršija) or Serbian Patriarchate of Sremski Karlovci ( sr, Српска патријаршија у Сремским Карловцима, Srpska ...


References


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External links


Sources of Historical Demography of XVIIIth century in the Diocese of Arad


Arad Defunct religious sees of the Serbian Orthodox Church {{orthodoxy-stub