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His Beatitude '''Teoctist (Arăpaşu)''' ([[February 12]], 1915 – [[July 30]], 2007) was the fifth [[Archbishop]] of Bucharest and [[Patriarch]] of all [[Church of Romania|Romania]]. He was born in the village of Tocileni, Botoşani county, Moldova, to Dumitru and Marghioala Arăpaşu on [[February 7]], 1915. He was [[baptism|baptised]] with the name ''Toader''.
In 1928 he became a novice at Sihastria Voronei [[hermitage]] and later at Vorona Monastery, both in Botoşani county. In 1930 he entered the [[monastic]] [[seminary]] at [[Neamt Neamts Monastery (Moldova, Romania)|Neamţ Monastery]] and in 1935 took monastic vows at Bistriţa-Neamţ Monastery, receiving the name ''Teoctist''. In 1937 he was [[ordain]]ed as [[Deacon|hierodeacon]] and in 1945 as [[Presbyter|hieromonk]]. On [[March 5]], 1950, he was ordained [[bishop]] by Patriarch [[Iustinian (Marina) of Romania|Iustinian]].
On [[September 25]], 1977, he was elected [[Archbishop]] of Iaşi and [[Archbishop|Metropolitan]] of Moldova and Bucovina, and on [[November 19]], 1986, he was enthroned as Archbishop of Bucharest and Patriarch of all Romania.
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before=?Nicolae (Corneanu)|title= Bishop of Arad|years= 1962–-1973|after= ?Visarion (Aştileanu)}}
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before=?Firmilian (Marin)|
title=Archbishop of Craiova and Metropolitan of Oltenia|
years= 1973–-1977|after=?Nestor (Vornicescu)}}
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before=?[[Iustin (Moisescu) of Romania|Iustin (Moisescu)]]|
title=Archbishop of Iaşi and Metropolitan of Moldova and Suceava|
years=1977–-1986|after=?[[Daniel (Ciobotea) of Romania|Daniel (Ciobotea)]]}}
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before=[[Iustin (Moisescu) of Romania|Iustin (MoiescuMoisescu)]]
|title=Patriarch of Romania|
years=1986–-2007|after=[[Daniel (Ciobotea) of Romania|Daniel(Ciobotea)]]}}
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==External links==
*[http://orthodoxresearchinstitute.org/resources/hierarchs/romania/former.htm#teoctist_patr Listing] at the Orthodox Research Institute
*[[w:Teoctist Arăpaşu|''Teoctist Arăpaşu'' at Wikipedia]]
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[[Category:Patriarchs of Romania]]
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