Visit of His Beatitude Patriarch Teoctist       In November 2000, His Beatitude Romanian Patriarch TEOCTIST was visited Poland. This visit was make to invitation St. Council of Bishops of Polish Autocephalous Church, which Metropolitan SAWA order to Patriarch, during visit in Romania in September 2000.       His Beatitude TEOCTIST, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, born on February 7, 1915, in the village Tocileni, Botosani county (NE Romania). In 1929 joined to Vorona Monastery (Botosani). Later became a monk, named Teoctist at Bistrita Monastery. In 1932-40, attended the courses of Orthodox Seminary (High-school) in Cernica, nearby Bucharest. In 1940-1944, studied at the Faculty of Orthodox Theology of the Bucharest University. On 25 March 1945, ordained as hyeromonach at the Cathedral of Moldavia Metropolis, in Iasi. In 1949-1962 he was a Vicar-Bishop. In 1962-73 he was a Bishop of Arad. In 1973-77 he was a Archbishop of Craiova and Metropolitan of Oltenia. In 1977-86 he was a Archbishop of Iasi and Metropolitan of Moldova and Suceava.       On 9 November 1986, elected as Archbishop of Bucharest, Metropolitan of Muntenia and Dobrogea and Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church.
    An active supporter of the Ecumenical movement, His Beatitude Teoctist attended the 8th Conference of European Churches, in Chania (Crete), 1979, where he was elected member of the Consultative Committee.
    His Beatitude Teoctist was granted many distinctions and religious orders by the Patriarchates of Antioch, Jerusalem, Russia, Serbia, by the Archdioceses of Greece, Cypre, former Czechoslovakia, Finland, and by His Sanctity Pope John Paul the 2nd. He also holds a Honoris Causa PhD granted in 1995 by the Universities of Bucharest and Oradea. In May 1999 he received from the Romanian State the order Romania's Star.       More information about activity His Beatitude Patriarch TEOCTIST you are find at the official page of the Romanian Patriarchate:  www.bor.ro