It is the autocephalous church of Romania, headed by the Patriarch of Bucharest and celebrating the liturgy principally in Romanian.
The Romanian Orthodox Church was recognized as autocephalous in 1885 and was elevated to a patriarchate in 1925. It is the largest church in Romania and also serves Romanian diaspora dioceses in Europe, the Americas, and elsewhere.
Sources
Primary
- Statute for the Organization and Functioning of the Romanian Orthodox Church (2008)
Secondary
- Keith Hitchins, A Concise History of Romania (2014)