JOURNAL ARTICLE

ASPECTS OF THE ACTIVITY OF ANTIM NICA, BISHOP OF LOWER DANUBE.

  • Published In: Balkan Studies / Études Balkaniques, 2025, v. 61, n. 3. P. 710 1 of 3

  • Database: Historical Abstracts with Full Text 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Iancu, Dorin-Demostene 3 of 3

Abstract

Bishop Antim Nica was a clergyman of the Romanian Orthodox Church who played a significant role both before and after the establishment of communism in Romania on March 6, 1945. During the Second World War, he served as the leader of the Romanian Orthodox Mission in Transnistria, from 1943 to 1944. In January 1944, he was ordained as the bishop of Cetatea Albă-Ismail. He took refuge in Romania from Bessarabia due to the advance of Soviet troops. From 1945 to 1947, he served as the director of the theological boarding school in Bucharest. He then became Locum Tenens of the Diocese of Galați from 1947 to 1950. In 1950, he was appointed as assistant bishop to the Patriarch, and in 1973, he was elected as the Bishop of the Lower Danube, a position he held until his death in 1994. It is still unclear why the communists did not remove him from his position despite his activity in Transnistria. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additional Information

  • Source:Balkan Studies / Études Balkaniques. 2025/07, Vol. 61, Issue 3, p710
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Religion and Philosophy
  • Publication Date:2025
  • ISSN:0324-1645
  • DOI:10.62761/645.EB.LXI3.09
  • Accession Number:188771952
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