Irineu Popa

Life

Born

16 November 1957

Monastic tonsure

1985

Ordained deacon

1985

Ordained priest

1986

Consecrated bishop

6 October 1991

Made metropolitan

8 July 2008

Sees

1. 6 October 1991 – 8 July 2008

   Bishop of Slatina

   Vicar of Râmnic · Patriarchate of Romania

2. 8 July 2008 – present

   Archbishop of Craiova and Metropolitan of Oltenia

   Patriarchate of Romania

Consecration

Consecrated 6 October 1991. His consecrators are not yet in the data.

Bishops he consecrated 5

• 15 October 2000Ambrose Meleacă Bishop of Giurgiu, b. 1969
• 20 April 2008Michael Filimon Bishop, b. 1964
• 15 August 2008Andrew Moldovan Bishop of Covasna and Harghita, b. 1967
• 14 November 2009Emilian Nica Bishop of Crișana, b. 1972
• 7 June 2015Hilarion Urs Bishop of Făgăraș, b. 1955