Romanian Orthodox Church

Members of the Standing Synod

The Standing Synod is made up of the Patriarch of Romania and all the acting metropolitans of the dioceses in the country and abroad. The Standing Synod also includes 3 other eparchial hierarchs (an archbishop and 2 bishops) appointed annually by the Holy Synod.
Biserica Ortodoxă Română
Crucea Patriarhală Centenară
Preafericitul Părinte Patriarh Daniel
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Daniel

President of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church

Archbishop of Bucharest, Metropolitan of Muntenia and Dobrudja, Successor to the Throne of Caesarea of Cappadocia and Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church

IPS Teofan
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Teofan

Archbishop of Jassy and Metropolitan of Moldavia and Bucovina

IPS Laurențiu
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Laurențiu

Archbishop of Sibiu and Metropolitan of Transylvania

IPS Andrei
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Andrei

Archbishop of Vad, Feleac and Cluj and Metropolitan of Cluj, Maramureș and Sălaj

IPS Irineu
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Irineu

Archbishop of Craiova and Metropolitan of Oltenia

IPS Ioan
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Ioan

Archbishop of Timișoara and Metropolitan of Banat

IPS Petru
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Petru

Archbishop of Chișinău, Metropolitan of Bessarabia and Exarch of the Plains

IPS Iosif
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Iosif

Romanian Orthodox Archbishop of Western Europe and Romanian Orthodox Metropolitan of Western and Southern Europe

IPS Serafim
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Serafim

Romanian Orthodox Archbishop of Germany, Austria and Luxembourg and Romanian Orthodox Metropolitan of Germany, Central and Northern Europe

IPS Nicolae
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Nicolae

Romanian Orthodox Archbishop of the United States of America and Romanian Orthodox Metropolitan of the Americas

IPS Casian
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Casian

Archbishop of Lower Danube

PS Sebastian
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Sebastian

Bishop of Slatina and Romanați