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Teoctist Arăpașu

1915 - 2007

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Teoctist (Romanian pronunciation: [te.okˈtist], born Toader Arăpașu, 7 February 1915 – 30 July 2007) was the Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church from 1986 to 2007. Teoctist served his first years as patriarch under the Romanian Communist regime, and was accused by some of collaboration. He offered his resignation after the Romanian Revolution of 1989, but was soon restored to office and served a further 17 years. A promoter of ecumenical dialogue, Patriarch Teoctist invited Pope John Paul II to visit Romania in 1999. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Teoctist Arăpașu is the 16,140th most popular politician (down from 13,807th in 2024), the 468th most popular biography from Romania (down from 326th in 2019) and the 148th most popular Romanian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Teoctist Arăpașu ranks 16,140 out of 19,576. Before him are Pantaleon, Ylva Johansson, Marielle de Sarnez, Dietmar Bartsch, Bob Menendez, and Panagiotis Poulitsas. After him are Gijsbert van Tienhoven, Michael Hayden, Igor Plotnitsky, Maggie De Block, Ignacio de Veintemilla, and Alexandra Marinina.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1915, Teoctist Arăpașu ranks 242. Before him are Nicholas Metropolis, Cornelius Warmerdam, Lester del Rey, Ramón Piñeiro López, Brian Shawe-Taylor, and Richard Evans Schultes. After him are William Hopper, Lars Ahlin, Melih Cevdet Anday, Joe Fry, Ödön Gróf, and Patricia Morison. Among people deceased in 2007, Teoctist Arăpașu ranks 341. Before him are Bam Bam Bigelow, Krystyna Feldman, Seymour Benzer, Grace Paley, Charles Grimes, and Maria Kwaśniewska. After him are R. B. Kitaj, Tammy Faye Messner, Madeleine L'Engle, Josep Pintat Solans, Anne McLaren, and David Halberstam.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Teoctist Arăpașu ranks 468 out of 844. Before him are Dorin Mateuț (1965), Corneliu Robe (1908), Liviu Ciulei (1923), Bogdan Lobonț (1978), Grațian Sepi (1910), and Nicolae Martinescu (1940). After him are Dan Pagis (1930), Miklós Jósika (1794), Ștefan Golescu (1809), Solomon Schechter (1847), Dan Coe (1941), and Alexandra Stan (1989).

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Among POLITICIANS In Romania

Among politicians born in Romania, Teoctist Arăpașu ranks 148. Before him are Theodor Rosetti (1837), Petre S. Aurelian (1833), Alexandru G. Golescu (1819), Ileana Gyulai-Drîmbă-Jenei (1946), Manolache Costache Epureanu (1823), and Victor Ciorbea (1954). After him are Ștefan Golescu (1809), Florin Cîțu (1972), Liviu Dragnea (1962), Cornel Penu (1946), Dacian Cioloș (1969), and Gheorghe Fiat (1929).

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