Monday, September 12, 2011

Romanian Orthodox Patriarch Comes to Austria and Luxemburg

[Basilica News Agency] His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church pays, these days, a canonical visit to the Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese of Germany, Austria and Luxemburg. Today, 10 September 2011, His Beatitude met the community of the Orthodox Romanians in Munich, as well as many Bavarian officials.

Friday, 9 September 2011, in the evening, the Primate of the Romanian Orthodox Church, accompanied by His Eminence Teofan, Metropolitan of Moldova and Bucovina, was met at the airport of Munich by a delegation of the Romanian Orthodox Church of Germany, made up of His Eminence Serafim, Romanian Orthodox Metropolitan of Germany, Central and Northern Europe, and His Grace Sofian Brasoveanul, Assistant Bishop to the Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese of Germany, Austria and Luxemburg. Some other hierarchs of our Church who had come to Munich for the event joined them: His Eminence Laurentiu, Metropolitan of Transylvania, and His Grace Macarie, Bishop of Northern Europe. Cardinal Marx, Catholic Archbishop of Freising and Munich was also present at the airport meeting the delegation. Today, His Eminence Iosif, Romanian Orthodox Metropolitan of Western and Southern Europe, and His Eminence Archbishop Ioan, Bishop of Covasna and Harghita joined the delegation.

According to deacon Teodor Gradinaciuc, correspondent of Trinitas Radio station, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel met cardinal Reinhard Marx, at his residence. They discussed about the relationship between the Romanian Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church as well as about the good collaboration, already present, manifested through the support that the Catholic Church gives to our Church by granting spaces for prayer and other facilities.

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