Laurențiu Streza (; born Liviu Streza; October 12, 1947) is a

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n cleric, a

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in the

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. Born in

Sâmbăta de Sus Sâmbăta de Sus (german: Obermühlendorf; hu, Felsőszombatfalva) is a commune in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Sâmbăta de Sus and Stațiunea Climaterică Sâmbăta (''Felsőszombatfalvi üdülőtelep'') ...

Brașov County Brașov County () is a county (județ) of Romania, in Transylvania. Its capital city is Brașov. The county incorporates within its boundaries most of the Medieval "lands" (''țări'') Burzenland and Făgăraș. Name In Hungarian, it is kno ...

, he attended grade school in his native village from 1954 to 1961. His father died when he was 13. He attended Radu Negru High School in

Făgăraș Făgăraș (; german: Fogarasch, Fugreschmarkt, hu, Fogaras) is a city in central Romania, located in Brașov County. It lies on the Olt River and has a population of 28,330 as of 2011. It is situated in the historical region of Transylvania, and ...

(1961–1965) followed by theological seminary in

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 ...

(1965–1969). He obtained a Theology doctorate in 1985 from the

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seminary. Streza married Eugenia Stanciu in 1969 before being ordained a priest that December. The couple had five children; Eugenia died in 1992. In the summer of 1996, he was elected bishop in the Diocese of Caransebeș, tonsured a monk and given his present first name, and installed as bishop. In 2005, he was made

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, with his seat at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Sibiu. Streza has been an honorary member of the

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since 2015.Membrii Academiei Române din 1866 până în prezent
at the Romanian Academy site

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Streza, Laurentiu Living people 1947 births People from Brașov County Romanian Orthodox metropolitan bishops Romanian theologians Honorary members of the Romanian Academy