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His Beatitude Teoctist (Arapaşu) is the fifth and current [[Patriarch]] of Bucharest and all Romania. He was born in the village of Tocileni, Botoşani county, Moldova to Dumitru and Marghioala Arapaşu on [[February 7]] 1915. He was baptised with the name Toader.
In 1928 he became a novice at Sihastria Voronei hermitage and later at Vorona Monastery, both in Botoşani county. In 1930 he entered the monastic seminary at [[Neamt Monastery (Moldova, Romania)|Neamţ Monastery]] and in 1935 took monastic vows at Bistriţa-Neamţ Monastery receiving the name Teoctist. In 1937 he was ordained as [[Deacon|hierodeacon]] and in 1945 as [[Presbyter|hieromonk]]. On [[March 5]] 1950, he was ordained [[bishop]] by Patriarch [[JustinianIustinian (Marina) of Romania|Iustinian]].
On [[September 25]] 1977 he was elected [[Archbishop]] of Iaşi and [[Archbishop|Metropolitan]] of Moldova and Bucovina, and on [[November 19]] 1986 he was enthroned as Patriarch of Bucharest and all Romania.