Vladimir Cantarean

Vladimir, (born Nicolae Cantarean, 18 August 1952), is a bishop of the Moldovan Orthodox Church under the Moscow Patriarchate.Nicolae Cantarean was born in Kolinkivtsi (Romanian: Colencăuți), Khotyn Raion, in the west of the Ukrainian SSR, part of the historical region of Bessarabia, nowadays bordering northern Moldova.He served in the Soviet Army from 1970 until 1973, after which he began working in the administration of the Eparchy of Smolensk.In 1981 Hieromonk Nicolae graduated from the Moscow Theological Seminary and was appointed to serve at the Cathedral of St. Nicholas in Chernivtsi the same year.Along with Vincent (Morar), he was a strong opponent of the reactivation of the Metropolis of Bessarabia (under the leadership of Petru (Păduraru)) within the Romanian Orthodox Church, even persecuting some of its believers.
Metropolitan of Chișinău and All MoldovaMoldovan Orthodox ChurchKolinkivtsiUkrainian SSRSoviet UnionEastern Orthodox ChurchAlma materMoscow Theological AcademybishopMoscow PatriarchateMetropolitanChișinăuMoldovafirst hierarchChurch of MoldovaHoly SynodRussian Orthodox ChurchRomanianKhotyn RaionBessarabiaSoviet ArmyEparchy of SmolenskcelibatedeaconpriestHieromonkMoscow Theological SeminaryChernivtsiarchimandriteChişinăuarchbishopVincent (Morar)Metropolis of BessarabiaPetru (Păduraru)Romanian Orthodox ChurchCouncil of Bishops