Ioan Robu

Ioan Robu (born November 6, 1944) is a Romanian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was Archbishop of Bucharest from 1990 to 2019.

His Excellency

Ioan Robu

S.T.D.
Archbishop emeritus of Bucharest
Appointed14 March 1990
Term ended21 November 2019
PredecessorAlexandru Theodor Cisar
SuccessorAurel Percă
Other postsApostolic Administrator of Bucharest (1984–1990)
Titular Bishop of Cellae in Proconsulari (1984–1990)
Orders
OrdinationAugust 15, 1968
ConsecrationDecember 8, 1984
by Agostino Casaroli
Personal details
Born (1944-11-06) November 6, 1944
Târgu Secuiesc, Romania
NationalityRomanian
DenominationRoman Catholic
ResidenceBucharest, Romania
Alma materAlphonsian Academy of the Pontifical Lateran University
MottoEt veritas liberavit vos (English: And the truth will make you free)(John 8:32)
Coat of arms
Ordination history of
Ioan Robu
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained byPetru Pleșca
DateAugust 15, 1968
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorAgostino Cardinal Casaroli
Co-consecratorsLuigi Cardinal Pogi,
Archbishop Mario Schierano
DateDecember 8, 1984
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Ioan Robu as principal consecrator
Cornel DamianDecember 8, 2003

Biography

Robu was born in Târgu Secuiesc, where his father, a native of Traian, Neamț County, had briefly come to work. A graduate of the Roman Catholic Theological Institute of Iași, he was ordained to the priesthood on 15 August 1968. He then served at the Roman Catholic parish in Craiova and at Saint Joseph's Cathedral in Bucharest. He studied at the Pontifical Lateran University's Alphonsian Academy from 1973 to 1977, earning a Doctor of Sacred Theology degree. During the summer of 1977, he was a parish priest in Buzău, and from 1977 to 1983 he was director of his alma mater in Iaşi.[1]

On 25 October 1984 Pope John Paul II named him apostolic administrator of the Archdiocese of Bucarest and titular bishop of Cellae in Proconsulari. He received his episcopal consecration on 8 December in Rome from Cardinal Agostino Casaroli.[1] On 14 March 1990 he was appointed Archbishop of Bucarest.[2]

Pope Francis accepted his resignation on 21 November 2019.[3]

References
  1. "Biography". Archdiocese of Bucharest (in Romanian). August 7, 2010. Archived from the original on August 7, 2008. Retrieved September 7, 2010.
  2. Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). LXXXII. 1990. p. 468. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  3. "Resignations and Appointments, 21.11.2019" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. November 21, 2019. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
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