Grija pentru românii de pretutindeni - înființarea Parohiei de Ljubljana
Caring for Romanians everywhere – the establishment of romanian parish of Ljubljana

Summary/Abstract: On June 23, 2021, at the Patriarchal Residence, His Beatitude Daniel, the Patriarch of Romania, announced the establishment of a new parish for Romanians in the diaspora. The parish will be in Ljubljana, Slovenia, and will be pastored by Father Pavel Goreanu, a former parish priest in Turin. His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel welcomed Father Pavel Goreanu at the Patriarchal Residence and presented the priest with a priestly vestment and liturgical objects for the new parish and all the liturgical books published by the Romanian Patriarchate. The Patriarch of Romania expressed his gratitude to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ljubljana, which provided the Romanian community with a space for liturgical services, namely the Church of “Saint Peter” in the Slovenian capital. The Romanian Patriarch advised the priest of the new parish to develop good relations with the other Christian communities in Slovenia “because the big problem today in Europe is secularization”. “We were glad that these Romanian believers, quite numerous at present in Slovenia, realized that in four or five cemeteries in Slovenia, there are many Romanian heroes who died during the First World War. Therefore, they decided that the main patronal feast of this parish should be the Ascension of the Lord,” the Patriarch underlined. The second patronal feast of the Romanian Orthodox Parish of Ljubljana is Saint Agnes of Rome (January 21). The Romanian Embassy in Ljubljana supported the initiative to establish the parish.

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