SfinŃirea Clopotelor nou înfiinŃatei Episcopii a Maramureşului. Sighet, 15 octombrie 1939
The Blessing of the Bells of the newly established Diocese of Maramures. Sighet, October 15, 1939

Summary/Abstract: The religious spiritual and national needs of the Romanians inMaramures have claimed for a long time the foundation of an OrthodoxDiocese in this part of the country. The old Diocese of Maramures wasreestablished on 1st July 1937, subordinated to the Metropolitan Church ofBucovina and its residency was established in Sighetu Marmatiei.Since the foundation of the new Orthodox Diocese of Maramures, ithas been over a year until a new hierarch was chosen for the vacant position ofbishop. This happened on 1st November 1938, when, once the new bishop hasbeen appointed, i.e. His Holiness doctor Vasile Stan, the sequence of thebishops of Maramures has been resumed, after an interruption of almost 200years.On 15th October 1939, on a Sunday after the Pious Paraschiva Holiday,it was decided that a big Orthodox feast should be organized, the sanctificationof the four bells of the newly-founded diocese, where military, civil andclerical representatives were invited.The religious service was performed by His Holiness Vasile Stan ofMaramures, His Holiness Nicolae of Oradea and His Holiness Eugeniu LaiuSuceveanul, the vicar of the Metropolitan Church of Bucovina together with asynod of 20 priests.

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