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Bishop Irineu Duvlea (born April 19, 1962, Alba Iulia, Romania) is bishop of the Orthodox Church of America, the Auxiliary Bishop of Dearborn Heights, vicar of the Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America. He was consecrated on November 2, 2002.〔http://www.spproc.org/〕 == Background == Bishop Irineu, was born on April 19, 1962, in Alba Iulia, Romania to John and Aurelia Duvlea, an Orthodox Christian family. His theological education includes the Theological Seminary in Cluj Napoca (1981-1987), Theological Institute "Andrei Saguna" in Sibiu (1987-1991), having as a thesis: "Rules of organization and function of monasteries in the Romanian Orthodox Church."〔http://www.bisericaromanaoakville.org/episcopul-irineu.html〕 Moved to enter the monastic life, he entered the Brâncoveanu Monastery at Sâmbătă de Sus, Braşov County, in 1980. On May 24, 1983, he was tonsured into monasticism by Bishop Lucian (Florea) of Fagaraş.〔 During his monastic life, Irnieu was ordained into the various ranks of Holy Orders. On May 3, 1983, he was ordained Hierodeacon by Archbishop John (Rinne) of Helsinki on behalf of Metropolitan Antonie (Plămădeală) of Transylvania, and, on November 17, 1984, ordained Hieromonk in the Metropolitan Cathedral of Sibiu by Metropolitan Antonie.〔 AOn August 15, 1988, he was blessed as Protosinghel by Antonie; on January 1, 1993, named Hegumen of the Brancoveanu Monastery; in 1993 named Exarch of Monasteries in the Metropolia; on August 15, 1993, blessed as Archimandrite and Abbot of the monastery by Antonie on the occasion of the consecration of the monastery by His Holiness, Bartholomew I, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, and His Beatitude Teoctist, Patriarch of Romania, also at that time receiving the honor of the "Patriarchal Cross of Constantinople”; and on September 24, 2000, the Holy Synod of Romania bestowed upon him the rank of Mitred Archimandrite, a rare distinction in the Church of Romania. During his time as Abbot of the Brancoveanu Monastery, he performed his duties as Exarch of Monasteries in the Metropolia (encompassing most of Transylvania), which included the regular supervision and regulation of 15 monasteries and 10 sketes, and was delegated by His Eminence ANTONIE to bless several monasteries and numerous monuments.〔http://roea.orthodoxws.com/biography2.html〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Irineu (Duvlea)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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