The institution traces its beginnings to the old Metropolis of Ungro-Wallachia,[1] which moved to Târgoviște in 1517.[2] A Diocese of Argeș was established in 1793, covering the counties of Argeș and Olt. Its most prominent bishop was probably the first, losif, who reigned until 1820; he translated and published numerous liturgical books. The diocese was disbanded in 1949, early in the communist regime,[3] and merged into the Râmnic Diocese.[4] It was revived in 1990, following the Romanian Revolution,[1] and elevated to the rank of archdiocese in 2009.[5]
Bishops
The following men have served as bishop at Argeș since 1793:[6]
^Mircea Păcurariu, Istoria Bisericii Ortodoxe Române, vol. I, p. 445. Bucharest: Editura Institutului Biblic și de Misiune al Bisericii Ortodoxe Române, 1991, ISBN978-973-9130-08-0
^Mircea Păcurariu, Istoria bisericii ortodoxe române: Manual pentru Seminariile teologice, p. 231. Bucharest: Tipografia Eparhiala, 1972
^Emil Lăzărescu, Biserica mănăstirii Argeșului, p. 12. Bucharest: Editura Meridiane, 1967