Peter Păduraru

Petru Păduraru (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈpetru pəduˈraru]; born Ion Chirilovici Păduraru Romanian pronunciation: [iˈon ciˈrilovit͡ʃʲ]; October 24, 1946) is a Moldovan Eastern Orthodox prelate and the current Metropolitan of Bessarabia within the Romanian Orthodox Church.

Petru Păduraru
Petru Păduraru
Born	Ion Chirilovici Păduraru (1946-10-24) October 24, 1946 Țiganca, Moldavian SSR
Citizenship	Moldova Romania
Parent(s)	Ana Avram and Chiril Păduraru

Biography

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 of Cultural Merit (Romania), Grand Officer rank (2008)
• Medal of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople (1993)
• Romanian Cultural Foundation Award for contributions to affirming the Romanian identity of Romanians in Bessarabia (1996)
• Honorary Citizen of the city of Galați (2000)

See also

• List of members of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church
• Metropolis of Bessarabia
• St. Teodora de la Sihla Church

Bibliography

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

External links

• Biography on the Metropolis of Bessarabia site
• (in Russian) Ortho-rus.ru - Петр (Пэдурару)