Peter Păduraru Explained
| Petru Păduraru |
| Birth Name: | Ion Chirilovici Păduraru |
| Birth Date: | 24 October 1946 |
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| Parents: | Ana Avram and Chiril Păduraru |
Petru Păduraru (pronounced as /ro/; born Ion Chirilovici Păduraru pronounced as /ro/; October 24, 1946) is a Moldovan Eastern Orthodox prelate and the current Metropolitan of Bessarabia within the Romanian Orthodox Church.
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, 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
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.
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