Chesarie Păunescu

Life

Born

17 January 1888

Monastic tonsure

1914

Ordained deacon

1914

Ordained priest

1915

Made archimandrite

1917

Consecrated bishop

23 January 1944

Retired

15 March 1973

Died

30 October 1975

Sees

1. 23 January 1944 – 26 February 1950

   Bishop of Tomis

   Patriarchate of Romania

2. 26 February 1950 – 15 March 1973

   Bishop of Tomis and the Lower Danube

   Patriarchate of Romania

3. 15 March 1973 – 30 October 1975

   Former Bishop of Tomis and the Lower Danube

   Patriarchate of Romania

Consecration

Consecrated 23 January 1944. His consecrators are not yet in the data.