Background
Arapasu, Teoctist was born on February 7, 1915 in Tocileni, Moldowa, Romania. Son of Marghioala (Dumitru) Arapasu.
Patriarch of Romanian Orthodox Church
Arapasu, Teoctist was born on February 7, 1915 in Tocileni, Moldowa, Romania. Son of Marghioala (Dumitru) Arapasu.
Student, Theological Seminary, Cernica Monastery, Romania, 1932-1940; Diploma in Theology, Theological Seminary, Bucharest, Romania, 1940; Master of Theology, Theological Seminary, Bucharest, Romania, 1945.
Patriarchal bishop Romanian Orthodox Church, Bucharest, 1950-1962. Bishop of Arad Romania, 1962-1973. Archbishop and metropolitan of Oltenia Craiova, Romania, 1973-1977.
Archbishop of Iasi, metropolitan of Moldova, 1977-1986. Patriarch Romanian Orthodox Church, Bucharest, 1986—1989, 1990—2007.