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The
Right
Reverend
IRINEU
BISHOP
OF
DEARBORN
HEIGHTS
&
AUXILIARY
BISHOP
OF
THE
ROMANIAN
ORTHODOX
EPISCOPATE
OF
AMERICA
Elected
Bishop
of
Dearborn
Heights
on
June
28,
2002.
Consecrated
to
the
Episcopacy
on
November
2,
2002.
CLICK
HERE
for
a
biography
of
His
Grace,
Bishop
IRINEU.
Very
Reverend
Father
Romey
Rosco
PARISH
PRIEST
Father
Rosco
was
born
on
June
18,
1944,
in
Gary,
Indiana.
He
studied
at
Indiana
University
[1970-1972]
and
received
his
degree
in
Theology
from
Christ
the
Saviour
Carpatho-Russian
Orthodox
Seminary
in
Johnstown,
Pennsylvania
[1972-1976].
In
1976,
he
was
ordained
a
priest
by
Archbishop
VALERIAN
(Trifa)
at
The
Descent
of
the
Holy
Spirit
Church
in
Merrillville,
Indiana.
He
served
The
Falling
Asleep
of
the
Ever
Virgin
Mary
Church
in
Saint
Paul,
Minnesota
[1976-1979],
and
has
served
Sts.
Peter
&
Paul
Church
in
Dearborn
Heights,
Michigan,
since
January
1,
1980.
In
recognition
of
his
over
thirty
years
of
priestly
service,
he
was
elevated
to
the
rank
of
Archpriest
by
the
Holy
Synod
of
Bishops
in
2007.
Fr.
Romey
is
the
Referee
on
Matrimonial
Affairs
(Dispensations)
for
the
Romanian
Orthodox
Episcopate;
is
a
member
of
the
Joint
Dialogue
Commission
(which
works
to
restore
relations
between
the
two
Romanian
jurisdictions
in
North
America);
has
served
as
a
member
of
the
Episcopate
Council
of
the
Romanian
Orthodox
Episcopate;
participates
in
The
Council
of
Orthodox
Christian
Churches
of
Metropolitan
Detroit,
having
held
the
position
of
Secretary
on
several
occasions;
has
served
as
President
and
Secretary
of
the
Episcopate
Spiritual
Consistory;
and
was
National
Spiritual
Advisor
to
The
Association
of
Romanian
Orthodox
Ladies
Auxiliaries
(A.R.F.O.R.A.),
The
American
Romanian
Orthodox
Youth
(A.R.O.Y.)
and
The
Orthodox
Brotherhood
USA.
He
speaks
English
and
Romanian.
In
1976,
he
married
Mary
Ellen
Galbincea
who
is
originally
from
Cleveland,
Ohio.
She
is
the
Church
School
Director;
is
a
member
of
the
National
Board
of
The
Association
of
Romanian
Orthodox
Ladies
Auxiliaries
(A.R.F.O.R.A.);
is
the
long-time
Director
of
the
Episcopate's
Camp
Vatra
for
Juniors
and
former
long-time
Director
of
Camp
Vatra
for
Seniors;
is
a
Past
President
of
the
A.R.F.O.R.A.;
and
has
served
as
President
of
the
parish
Ladies
Auxiliary
-
all
while
continuing
her
career
as
a
secondary
education
mathematics
teacher.
They
have
one
son,
(Subdeacon)
Thomas
Matthew.
Reverend
Father
Horaţiu
Cristian
Balanean
ASSISTANT
PRIEST
Father
Balanean
was
born
on
May
25,
1979
in
Zalau,
Salaj,
Romania.
He
received
his
education
in
Romania,
attending
the
Seminary
of
the
Holy
Three
Hierarchs
in
Zalau
and
Faculty
of
Theology
at
the
University
of
Oradea.
He
came
to
the
United
States
in
2002.
Having
settled
in
Dearborn
Heights,
he
attended
services
at
Sts.
Peter
&
Paul
Church
and
soon
began
serving
as
one
of
the
parish
cantors.
At
the
request
of
the
parish,
Fr.
Horaţiu
was
ordained
on
December
21,
2003,
by
His
Grace,
Bishop
IRINEU
to
serve
as
parish
deacon.
He
was
then
ordained
into
the
Holy
Priesthood
by
His
Eminence,
Archbishop
NATHANIEL
on
September
9,
2007,
and
assigned
to
the
parish
as
assistant
priest.
In
2002,
he
married
Mihaela
Ioana
Pop,
who
also
attended
the
University
of
Oradea
for
a
degree
in
Psychology.
Past
Parish
Priests
1929-1930
Rev.
Fr.
Gheorghe
Lupu
1930-1932
Rev.
Fr.
Pavel
Craciun
1932-1934
Rev.
Fr.
Teofil
Popovici
1934-1936
Rev.
Fr.
Martin
Ionescu
1936-1941
Rev.
Fr.
Traian
Birau
1941-1945
Rev.
Fr.
Glicherie
Morariu
1945-1955
Rev.
Fr.
Peter
Moga
1955-1980
V.
Rev.
Fr.
John
Surducan
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HERE
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biography)
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