Siluan Mănuilă
Siluan Mănuilă (born 16 September 1971) is a bishop of the Romanian Orthodox Church. He is since 2007, bishop of the Diocese of Gyula;[1] and since 2017, bishop of the Diocese of Dacia Felix.[2]
Siluan Mănuilă | |
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.jpg) Siluan Mănuilă at the Romanian Orthodox Cathedral Saint Nicholas in Gyula | |
| Church | Romanian Orthodox Church |
| Diocese | Gyula, Dacia Felix |
| Installed | 2007 (Gyula) 2017 (Dacia Felix) |
| Predecessor | Sofronie Drincec (Gyula) Daniil Stoenescu (Dacia Felix) |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Cristian Constantin Manuilă |
| Born | September 16, 1971 Chelmac, Romania |
| Denomination | Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Profession | Theologian |
He completed his secondary education in Arad, Romania, continuing his theological studies in Sibiu and later in Athens, Greece. He went to Hungary in 1999, after the election of Sofronie Drincec as bishop of the Diocese of Gyula. In 2002, Mănuilă was named hegumen of the skete Adormirea Maicii Domnului (Assumption of the Virgin Mary) in Körösszakál. In 2003, he was appointed archimandrite and received the patriarchal cross, and until 2007, he was the cultural assessor of the Diocese of Gyula. Mănuilă was elected bishop of the diocese on 11 March 2007, taking office on July 8.[1]
On 1 August 2017, Mănuilă became leader of the Diocese of Dacia Felix in Serbia due to health problems of the previous bishop, Daniil Stoenescu.[2]
References
- "INTERVIU/ PS Siluan Mănuilă: "Comunitatea românească din Ungaria se încăpățănează să existe"". NewsAr.ro (in Romanian). 24 June 2014.
- Anghel, Gheorghe (4 August 2017). "PS Siluan al Ungariei – locţiitor al Episcopiei Dacia Felix. Ierarhul a oficiat prima vizită în Eparhie". Basilica News Agency (in Romanian).