Metropolite Nicolae Corneanu în 1967
Nicolae Corneanu (Romanian pronunciation: [nikoˈla.e korˈne̯anu]; 21 November 1923 – 28 September 2014) was a Romanian metropolitan bishop of the Romanian Orthodox Church who led the Metropolis of Banat from 1962 until his death in 2014.
Corneanu was born in Caransebeș. In 1992, he was elected an honorary member of the Romanian Academy.[1][2] He died in Timișoara, aged 90.
Honours
National honours
Romanian Royal Family: 34th Knight of the Royal Decoration of the Cross of the Romanian Royal House[3]- Romanian Republic: Grand Cross of the Order of the Star of Romania
- Romanian Republic: Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit
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Romanian People's Republic: Order of the Star of the Romanian People's Republic, 2nd class[4]
Controversies
In the early 1990s, the Orthodox Archbishop of Timișoara, Nicolae Corneanu, returned approximately 50 churches, including the cathedral in Lugoj, to the Greek Catholic Church. However, due to his actions, the Orthodox Holy Synod marginalized Archbishop Corneanu, and his fellow clergymen criticized him.[5]
References
- ↑ "Nicolae Corneanu, Mitropolit al Banatului". Retrieved 2014-07-28.
- ↑ "Mitropolitul Banatului, IPS Nicolae Corneanu, a murit. Trupul acestuia a fost depus la Catedrala din Timișoara". stirileprotv.ro (in Romanian). 29 September 2014.
- ↑ "Crucea Casei Regale a României".
- ↑ "Decretul nr. 500/1964 pentru conferirea unor ordine și medalii". lege5.ro (in Romanian). Buletinul Oficial. December 9, 1964. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
- ↑ "Romania International Religious Freedom Report 2004". U.S. Department of State. BUREAU OF DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND LABOR. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
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