Patriarch Nicodim of Romania
| His Beatitude Patriarch Nicodim of Romania | |
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By God's mercy, Archbishop of Bucharest, Metropolitan of Ungro-Vlachia, Locum tenens of the throne of Caesarea Cappadociae and Patriarch of All Romania | |
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| Church | Romanian Orthodox Church |
| See | Bucharest |
| Installed | July 5, 1939 |
| Term ended | February 27, 1948 |
| Predecessor | Patriarch Miron of Romania |
| Successor | Patriarch Justinian of Romania |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Nicolae Munteanu |
| Born |
6 December 1864 Pipirig, Neamț County |
| Died |
27 February 1948 (aged 83) Bucharest |
| Buried | Romanian Patriarchal Cathedral |
| Nationality | Romanian |
| Denomination | Christian Orthodox |
| Alma mater | Kiev-Mohyla Academy, Russian Empire |
Nicodim, born Nicolae Munteanu (December 6, 1864, Pipirig, Neamț County, Romania – February 27, 1948, Bucharest), was the head of the Romanian Orthodox Church (Patriarch of All Romania) between 1939 and 1948.
Biography
He studied theology at the Kiev-Mohyla Academy, Russian Empire and became a monk at Neamț Monastery in 1894.
Nicodim was supportive of the Royal Family of Romania and a notable anti-Communist, refusing to give support for the Soviet-backed Communist regime in the process of installation in Romania in 1945–1947. His death in 1948 and the subsequent appointment of a new Patriarch, Justinian I, who was supportive of the Communists, has been viewed as suspect by historians.
Nicodim Munteanu was buried at the Romanian Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest, next to the first Patriarch of Romania Miron Cristea.
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| Preceded by Miron Cristea |
Patriarch of All Romania 1939–1948 |
Succeeded by Justinian Marina |