Orthodox Ukrainian vicarism in Sighet ( Roman: Vicariatul Ortodox Ucrainean din România , Ukrainian Orthodox Ukrainian vіkarіat u Sigotі ) is the Vicar of the Romanian Orthodox Church with its center in the city of Sighetu Marmatiei in the historical region of Maramures . Vicarism extends its jurisdiction to Ukrainian parishes in Maramures, Crisan , Transylvania and Banat .
| Orthodox Ukrainian Vicariate | |
|---|---|
| Romanian Orthodox Church | |
 Holy Cross Exaltation Church in Sighet | |
| General information | |
| A country | Romania |
| Diocesan Center | Sighetu Marmatiei |
| Control | |
| Ruling bishop | Patriarch Daniel |
| Statistics | |
| Deanery | 2 |
| Parishes | 32 (2009) |
| Monasteries | 3 (2009) |
Vicariate is directly subordinate to the Romanian patriarch and has autonomy [1] . The patriarch appoints the leaders of the vicariate and protopopes (deaneries) [2] .
Vicariate is led by priest John Pitsura [3] . Divine services are conducted in Ukrainian and Romanian [4] and, unlike Romanian churches, the Julian calendar is used [1] .
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History
By the middle of the 20th century, Ukrainians in Romania traditionally professed Greek Catholicism . In 1948, the Romanian Greek Catholic Church was banned and its parishes became part of the Romanian Orthodox Church. A separate Vicariate was formed from the Ukrainian parishes with a center in the city of Sighetu Marmatiei (Sighet). It lasted until 1952, when Ukrainian deanery was transformed with its center in the commune of Poenile de Sub-Munte (Russkaya Polyana). This deanery was subordinated to the Diocese of Cluj and lasted until 1990. In 1990, Vicarism was restored and divided into 2 deaneries (Sighet and Lugoj ) [1] .
As of 2009, there are 32 parishes, 3 monasteries (2 women’s and 1 man’s) in Vicarism. The number of parishioners is estimated at 52 thousand people [4] .
Monasteries
- Assumption Monastery in the village of Vishnya Rovnaya (Rona de Sus);
- convent;
- Monastery in the village of Ruskova .
See also
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 Mitropolia Banatului (rum.) . Secretariatul de Stat pentru Culte. Date of appeal September 15, 2017.
- ↑ Statutul Bisericii Ortodoxe Române, aprobat de Sfântul Sinod al BOR la 28 noiembrie 2007 (rum.) . Archived March 10, 2012.
- ↑ Sărbătoare în Vicariatul Ortodox Ucrainean (rum.) . Basilica.ro (August 2, 2015). Date accessed August 26, 2017.
- ↑ 1 2 „Întotdeauna am trăit în bună frăţietate cu fraţii noştri români“ (rum.) . Ziarul Lumina (September 11, 2009). Date accessed August 26, 2017.