The general proclamation of the canonisation of 16 Romanian Saints, on February 4, and the consecration of the National Cathedral and the opening of the place of worship on October 26 are among the important events dedicated to the Centennial Year 2025 that will take place during the coming months at the Romanian Christian Orthodox Patriarchate.
According to the Romanian Patriarchate, on February 4 the Romanian Christian Orthodox Church will celebrate 100 years since its promotion to the rank of patriarchate, a day that will also coincide with the general proclamation of the canonisation of 6 Romanian saints by the Patriarch of Romania surrounded by the hierarchs of the Holy Synod.
Subsequently, the local proclamation of each saint will take place in the diocese that put forward the arguments for his canonisation, on the date of death.
The preparation and consecration of the Holy and Great Chrism, used for the Mystery of Chrismation and for the consecration of all places of worship, will take place on April 17, and the marking of the 140th anniversary of the autocephaly of the Romanian Christian Orthodox Church will take place on April 25, an event that will coincide with the feast of the Healing Spring.
Between May 13 and 17, the International Symposium of Theology dedicated to the Centennial Year and the 1,700th anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea will take place in Bucharest.
The consecration of the National Cathedral and its opening for service will take place on Sunday, October 26, 2025. The National Cathedral will be consecrated by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople and Patriarch Daniel of the Romanian Christian Orthodox Church, in the presence of the members of the Holy Synod.
All these important events and dates will be highlighted through official presentations during this year.
The year 2025 was declared the Solemn Year of the Centennial of the Romanian Patriarchate and the Commemorative Year of the 20th-century Romanian Orthodox confessors and spiritual fathers.
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