Nicodim Munteanu
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Nicodim Munteanu (December 6, 1864, Pipirig, Neamţ County, Romania–February 27, 1948, Bucharest) was the leader of the Romanian Orthodox Church (Patriarch of All Romania) between 1939 and 1948.
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He studied theology at the Kiev Academy, Russian Empire and became a monk at Neamţ Monastery in 1894.
Nicodim was supportive of the Royal Family of Romania and notably anti-Communist, refusing to give support for the new Communist regime installed in Romania in 1947. His death in 1948 and the subsequent appointment of a pro-Communist Patriarch in the person of Justinian I has been viewed as suspect by some historians.
Nicodim Munteanu was buried at the Romanian Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest, right next to the first Patriarch, Miron Cristea.
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| Preceded by Miron Cristea |
Patriarch of All Romania 1939 – 1948 |
Succeeded by Justinian Marina |
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