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Beginning on February 3, 2025, Reverend Hierodeacon Benedict (Oancea) began his role as Secretary of the ROEA Department of Publications. The Secretary of the Department of Publications is responsible for all the publications of the Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America and reports directly to Archbishop Nathaniel. He selects, edits, and often researches and writes religious articles for publication by the Episcopate.
Hierodeacon Benedict’s resume includes the following:
Diploma in Ecumenical/Interreligious Studies, Faculty of Theology of the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas, Rome, Italy (2023-2024)
Master’s Degree in Judaic Studies, Gregorian Pontifical University, Rome, Italy (2021-2023)
Ecumenical Studies – Attestation of Participation, Faculty of the Ecumenical Institute of Bossey, Bogis-Bossey, Switzerland (May-Dec 2021)
Master’s Degree in “Greece: Church History and Civilization” at the Faculty of Theology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece (2019-2021)
Master’s Degree in Exegetical and Biblical Studies, University of Bucharest, Faculty of Orthodox Theology “Patriarch Justinian” (2017-2019)
In Progress: PhD in Ecumenical/Interreligious Studies, Faculty of Theology of the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas, Rome, Italy (July 2024 – current)
Contact Hierodeacon Benedict: (517) 885-3257 or (517) 522-4800 X 106 / benedict@roea.org
