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Peter Păduraru

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Petru Păduraru
Born
Ion Chirilovici Păduraru

(1946-10-24)October 24, 1946
Parent(s)Ana Avram and Chiril Păduraru

Petru Păduraru (born Ion Chirilovici Păduraru October 24, 1946, Țiganca) is a Bessarabian priest and the current Metropolitan of Bessarabia.

Biography

Petru Păduraru was born on October 24, 1946 in Țiganca, Moldavian SSR.

He has been the Metropolitan of Bessarabia since October 3, 1995.

Awards

  • The Order "The Cultural Merit" (Template:Lang-ro)
  • Medalia Patriarhiei Ecumenice din Constantinopol (1993)
  • Premiul Fundației Culturale Române pentru contribuția la afirmarea identității românești a românilor din Basarabia (1996)
  • Titlul de Cetățean de onoare al orașului Galați (2000)

See also

Bibliography

  • Jurnal Moskovskoi Patriarhii, nr. 9/1990, p. 33-35 - Numirea şi hirotonirea arhimandritului Petru (Păduraru) întru episcop de Bălţi;
  • Alfa şi Omega, nr. 17/1995, p. 1 şi 3 - A fost ales Mitropolitul Basarabiei şi Mitropolitul Petru, date biografice.

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