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Very Reverend Fr.Constantin Alecse
Orthodox Priest, Promoter of the Orthodoxy through the Internet
Website: http://constantinalecse.com
Born: February 21, 1951,
in Dambroca-Sageata , Buzau County, Romania, from parents Enache and Anica
Alecse
Married to Elena (born Tanase), teacher. Four children: Cristian
Constantin, Marius Thomas, Gabriella
Emy and Anne-Claudia
Studies
- 1958-1965 - Elementary
school in the Village
of Dambroca, Sageata commune, Buzau County
- 1965-1970 - The
Orthodox Theological Seminary "Bishop
Kesarie", Buzau, Romania
- 1970-1974 - The
Theological Institute of Bucharest. Graduated with the thesis: "Bible, Tradition and the Church in
the Orthodox, Protestant and Catholic Theology "
- 1974-1976 - Doctorate
courses in theology, at the Bucharest Theological Institute, under the
guidance of the famous Prof.
Dr. Dumitru Staniloae, professor of Dogmatics
- 1976 - Awarded a scholarship at the Theology Department of London University
(England) for postgraduate studies. At the same time, appointed deacon at St. George's
Romanian Orthodox Church in London
- Under
the guidance of Cannon A.W.Allchin, dean of the Anglican Cathedral of
Canterbury and chair of the Theological Department of London University, began to prepare his Ph.D. thesis on the subject: "The
concept the Incarnation of the Son of God in Anglican Theology, from
the sixteenth to the twentieth century"
- 1981-1982 - took classes at the "National College of Business" in
South Dakota, St. Paul-Minnesota Quarters, where he accumulated 38 credits in
computer programming languages, communications, accounting, U.S. and
international business and financing
Ecclesiastic Career
- 1976 - appointed deacon at St. George's
Romanian Orthodox Church in London
-
November 29, 1976 - ordained to the holy deaconate by the Bishop of Paris
(France), +
His Grace Bishop Lucian Florea Fagarasanu, for St. George's Romanian
Orthodox Parish in London, England, hosted by St. Dunstan's in the West
Anglican Church in London
- On
Christmas Day, 25 December 1976 - ordained
a priest
- 1977 -
named Honorary Chaplain of the South London Diocese, Church of England, by Dr. Mervyn
Stockwood, Suffragan Bishop of Southwark/South London.
As a representative of the
Romanian Patriarchate to the Archbishop of Canterbury and Honorary
Chaplain of the Diocese of Southwark (South London Diocese), participated in many ecumenical
services and attended conferences, symposia and
ecumenical gatherings in England and Western Europe
- 1976-1980 - chief editor and president of the publication committee of
St. George's Romanian Orthodox Church in London. Published
the annual Almanac "The Altar" and a quarterly journal with the
same name, to which he contributed tens of papers
- While
serving as a parish priest of St. George's Parish in London, traveled extensively North, establishing new Romanian Orthodox
Missions in Birmingham, Leicester and Nottingham, to serve the Romanian
communities in these cities
-
1980 - emigrated to the U.S., being accepted by the
Archbishop Valerian in the Romanian Orthodox Diocese of America
-
March 1980-September 1982 - served as the parish priest
of St. Mary's Romanian Orthodox Church in St. Paul, Minnesota
- Since September 1982 - transferred to the Holy Trinity Romanian Orthodox
Church in Los Angeles, where he remained parish priest ever since
-
April 1985 - promoted Protopresbyter (Dean)
of the Pacific Deanery within the Romanian Orthodox Diocese of America, by
Bishop
Nathaniel (Popp). As protopresbyter, started many
missions and parishes in the Pacific Deanery
- 1985-1986 - together
with father Cornel Avramescu of Orange County, realized religious programs broadcasted every Sunday on Southern California's Annunciation
radio station
-
7-22 May 1994 - as one
of the Episcopate's Deans, accompanied His Eminence Archbishop
Nathaniel in his historic visit to Romania, at the invitation of His
Beatitude Teoctist, Patriarch of Romania. A detailed report of the
visit was printed by the 1995 Solia Calendar, with many pictures (see also the
Archives)
Other Responsibilities
- 1987 - became licensed real estate agent
- 1988-1991 - co-owner of the Real Estate Offices of David Loren and Associates, North Hills, California)
Publishing Activity
- 1976-1980 - his debut poetry attempts were published in the "Popas Istoric", "Din Istoria Stramosilor" and "Poezii - Oda Pamantului Strabun" publications, in the series "Romanian Horizons"
- author of many theology papers published in
religious publications of the Romanian Patriarchate
- published
numerous articles in the "Solia" journal and calendar, as well
as in Romanian newspapers in North America
- 1976-1980 - edited
"Altarul Strabun" - annual calendar and quarterly journal of St.
George's Romanian Orthodox Church in London (England)
- Since 1989 - editor- in- chief of the journal Christian
Life (English Section) and Viata
Crestina (Romanian Section), which started as a bimonthly supplement
to the parish bulletin of Holy Trinity
Romanian Orthodox Church in Los Angeles. A compendium of articles and
materials published over the years can be found in the Virtual
Archives and Christian
Life
- Took part in civic activities, talk shows on radio and TV, together with leaders and
believers from various Christian and non-Christian faiths
- Since 2001 - involved in setting-up a website ViataCrestina.Net
(
through which Orthodoxy in general is spread world-wide: Religious Hymns,
publications, prayers, Bible Readings, patristical texts, Akatistos
Services) and the website http://teologie.ro/,
which presents Romanian Orthodoxy
- Together with other leaders of Southern California Romanian community, initiated
" the Sunday
TV Hour", in Romanian (TV Romania-West, http://tvromaniawest.com/)
- Played an important role in producing and promoting the movie "Songs of the Carrousel" (Thy
Will Be Done ®), a Living Waters Production about the life, virtues,
and martyrdom of Constantin Brincoveanu's family, princely defenders of
the Orthodox faith
- A consultant for Francis Ford Coppola's
movie "Draculla - The Bran-Stoker"
- Being fascinated by the impact of the Internet on the daily life, initiated, helped in creating or influenced the creation
of many Internet pages, among which one could mention:
Affiliations
- Member of the Orthodox Clergy
Association of Southern California (since 1982)
- Member of
the Chaplency Department of the Anglican Church, Southwark/South
London Diocese (1977-1980)
- President of the Missions Department (ROEA),
Romanian Orthodox Diocese in America (since 1984)
- Co-founder and member of the Board of Directors of the Californian Company Universal World
Foundation, with three main objectives: communications and TV/tele/Internet/communications,
symposia, scholarships and education through virtual channels, peace and
global rapprochement through interfaith studies and ecumenical meetings of
the world religions representatives.
Bibliography
- The annual "Solia" Calendar (1981-2000), a yearly publication by the Romanian Orthodox Diocese of America and Canada, under the supervision of Their Eminencies Archbishop Valerian Trifa (1981-1984) and Archbishop Nathaniel Popp (1985-2000)
- Domnita Dumitrescu, Fenomenos paralelos de contacto con el ingles entre el espanol y el rumano hablados en Estados
Unidos. Atti del XXI Congreso Intemazionale di Linguistica e Filologia Romanza, Centro di studi filologici e linguistici
siciliani, Universita di Palermo, 18-20 sept., 1995, a cura di Giovanni
Ruffino, vol. V - Dialettologia, geolinguistica, socialinguistica, Max Niemeyer
Vertag, Tubingen, 1998, pp.275-283
- The annual almanac "The Altar" (1976-1980), published by St. George's Romanian Orthodox Church, London, Great Britain
- România, de la New York la Los Angeles, by Emanuel Tanjala and Dan Cristian
Turturică, Editura Nemira/tărmuri, 1997, p. 314-318, ref. "Father
Alecse, parish priest at the greatest Romanian Orthodox Church in California"
- Eastern Orthodoxy - Rules for Holiday and Worship, in Multicultural Manners, author Norine Dresser, published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, 1996, pp. 204-206, acknowledgment p.V
- Romanian Americana Who's Who(Encyclopedia of the Diaspora - Romanians in America - 500 personalities), compiled by Prof. Dan
Fornade, Montreal, Canada, and Romania 2000
- Dictionary
of Romanian Priests in America(1900-2000), work in progress, supplement of Romanian Americana Who's Who - Encyclopedia of the Diaspora - Romanians in America, compiled by Prof. Dan
Fornade, Montreal, Canada, 2001 edition
- Romanians in California/Who's Who(editorial project), supplement of Who's Who - Encyclopedia of the Diaspora - Romanians in America , compiled by Prof. Dan
Fornade, Montreal, Canada, 2001 edition
- Dictionary of Romanian Writers in the United States of America and Canada, author Prof. Dr. Aurel Sasu (in collaboration), Cluj
Napoca, editorial project in press, 2001 edition
- The Holy Trinity Church - Very Rev. Pr. Constantin Alecse (Biography)- Orthodox Priest, promoter of Orthodoxy on the Internet: http://holytrinity-la.org/rom/pages/general/bio.html
- Buzoienii- Oameni de Azi: http://www.buzau.com/usa.htm
Orders and distinctions
- As an official representative of the Romanian Orthodox Patriarchate to dr. Donald Coggan, Archbishop of Canterbury, the Church of
England, he was awarded the title of "Iconomos Stavroforos", thus becoming the youngest priest in the history of the Romanian Patriarchate ever awarded such a distinction.
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