On 16 and 17 December 2014, the working session of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church is held at the Patriarchal Residence under the chairmanship of His Beatitude Patriarchal Daniel.
On the first day, after opening the session, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel chaired the working session of the Holy Synod for electing the titular hierarch for the vacancy of Archbishop of Timisoara and Metropolitan of Banat.
On 6 and 7 November 2014, after consulting the Eparchial Assembly of the Archdiocese of Timisoara, the Metropolitan Synod of the Metropolitanate of Banat assigned by secret ballot His Eminence hon. Archbishop Ioan Selejan, Bishop of Covasna and Harghita, His Grace Dr Lucian Mic, Bishop of Caransebes, and His Grace Dr Sofronie Drincec, Bishop of Oradea, as candidates.
After the first voting, none of the three candidates assigned got the necessary number of votes (half plus one out of the total number of votes validly expressed) to be elected.
Then, a runoff was organised between His Eminence hon Archbishop Ioan Selejan, Bishop of Covasna and Harghita, and His Grace Dr. Lucian Mic, Bishop of Caransebs.
The Holy Synod elected by secret ballot His Eminence hon. Archbishop Ioan Selejan for the vacancy of Archbishop of Timisoara and Metropolitan of Banat with 26 votes out of 45 ones validly expressed.
The enthronement of the new Metropolitan of Banat will take place on Sunday, 28 December 2014, in the Metropolitan Cathedral of Timisoara.
Then, the working session of the Holy Synod for electing the new Archbishop of Roman and Bacau was held under the chairmanship of His Eminence Teofan, Metropolitan of Moldova and Bucovina.
On 13 December 2014, after consulting the Eparchial Assembly of the Archdiocese of Roman and Bacau, the Metropolitan Synod of the Metropolitanate of Moldova and Bucovina assigned by secret ballot His Grace Ioachim Bacauanul, Assistant Bishop to the Archdiocese of Roman and Bacau and His Grace Calinic Botosaneanul, Assistant Bishop to the Archdiocese of Iasi, as candidates for the vacancy of Archbishop of the Eparchy of Roman and Bacau.
The Holy Synod elected by secret ballot His Grace Ioachim Bacauanul for the vacancy of Archbishop of Roman and Bacau with 35 votes out of 45 ones validly expressed.
The enthronement of the new Archbishop of Roman and Bacau will take place on Sunday, 4 January 2015, in the Archiepiscopal Cathedral of Roman.
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