Religious Canonical Status

The Parish, as the local Eucharistic community of St. Dumitru Romanian Orthodox Church, is organized under the jurisdiction of the Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in the Americas, whose ecclesiastical authority is its canonically consecrated Hierarch, His Eminence Archbishop Nicolae Condrea.

In order to be aided in his leadership activities, the Archbishop appointed His Grace, Vicar Bishop Ioan Casian of Vicina, as Auxiliary Bishop, who enjoys the right to be honored according to his rank.
Both the Archbishop and the Auxiliary Bishop are members of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church.

The Parish conducts its activities according to the Statutes for the Organization of the Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in the Americas. These Statutes went into full effect on February 13, 2007 having been adopted by the Archdiocesan Congress of the Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in the Americas held in Chicago, Illinois on July 1, 2006, and approved by the Holy Synod at its session of February 13, 2007.



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