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Studia Humanitatis No. II (XVIII) / 2024 Bishop Atanasie Dincă, a great psalmist and a man of vocation (1945–1948) Rev. Dr. Laurențiu Rădoi

This article traces the life and work of Bishop Atanasie Dincă (1896–1973), from his origins in the village of Tânganu and his entry into monastic life at Tismana Monastery, through to his roles as abbot at Căldărușani and Cernica, as patriarchal vicar and as locum tenens of the Diocese of Râmnic (1945–1948), highlighting the profile of a remarkable hierarch distinguished by his liturgical ministry, psaltic music and administrative work, who was forced into retirement by the Communist regime.

Studia Theologica No. I (VIII) / 2019 The election of Bishop Sofronie Vulpescu to the see of the Diocese of Râmnic (1913–1918) Rev. Dr. Laurențiu Rădoi

Bishop Sofronie Vulpescu of Râmnic, the only Romanian hierarch imprisoned by German authorities during the First World War, is the subject of this study, which reconstructs his life and ecclesiastical career from his birth in 1856 in Lupșanu to his enthronement as Bishop of Râmnic-Noul Severin in 1913, drawing on speeches, reports, and contemporary accounts, including critical remarks by Nicolae Iorga and Tudor Arghezi.