Teoctist (Romanian pronunciation: [te.okˈtist] born Toader Arăpașu; February 7 1915 – July 30 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.
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