Nicolae Corneanu

Nicolae Corneanu (21 November 1923 - 28 September 2014) was a Romanian metropolitan bishop of the Romanian Orthodox Church who led the Metropolis of Banat from 1962 until his death in 2014.

Corneanu was born in Caransebeș. In 1992, he was elected an honorary member of the Romanian Academy.^[1]^[2] He died in Timișoara, aged 90.

Honours

National honours

Romanian Royal Family: 34th Knight of the Royal Decoration of the Cross of the Romanian Royal House^[3]
Romanian Republic: Grand Cross of the Order of the Star of Romania
Romanian Republic: Grand Cross of the Order of Merit

References

↑ "Nicolae Corneanu, Mitropolit al Banatului". Retrieved 2014-07-28.
↑ "Mitropolitul Banatului, IPS Nicolae Corneanu, a murit. Trupul acestuia a fost depus la Catedrala din Timisoara" (in Romanian). stirileprotv.ro. 29 September 2014.
↑ http://www.familiaregala.ro/ordine-si-decoratii/crucea-casei-regale-a-romaniei

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