Petru Păduraru (; born Ion Chirilovici Păduraru ; October 24, 1946) is a Moldovan Eastern Orthodox prelate and the current Metropolitan of Bessarabia within the Romanian Orthodox Church.
Biography
Păduraru was born on October 24, 1946, in Țiganca, Moldavian SSR.
He has been the Metropolitan of Bessarabia since October 3, 1995.
Awards
The , Grand Officer rank (2008) Medal of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople (1993) Romanian Cultural Foundation Award for contributions to affirming the Romanian identity of Romanians in Bessarabia (1996) Honorary Citizen of the city of Galați (2000)
See also
List of members of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church
Metropolis of Bessarabia
St. Teodora de la Sihla Church
Bibliography
Jurnal Moskovskoi Patriarhii, nr. 9/1990, p. 33-35 - Numirea și hirotonirea arhimandritului Petru (Păduraru) întru episcop de Bălți; Alfa și Omega, nr. 17/1995, p. 1 and 3 - A fost ales Mitropolitul Basarabiei și Mitropolitul Petru, date biografice.
External links
Biography on the Metropolis of Bessarabia site
Ortho-rus.ru - Петр (Пэдурару)
Notes
1948 births
Romanian people of Moldovan descent
Living people
People from Cantemir District
Moldovan priests
Metropolitans of Bessarabia
Recipients of the Order of Honour (Moldova) Recipients of the Order of Cultural Merit (Romania)