Albany, New York, December 25, 2025
Photo: mitropolia.us
The Romanian Orthodox Metropolis of the Americas officially established a new mission in Albany, New York’s capital city, this year, responding to the spiritual needs of Romanian Orthodox faithful in the region.
With the blessing of His Eminence Metropolitan Nicolae of the Romanian Orthodox Metropolia of the Americas, the Diocesan Council formally approved the mission’s creation on April 10, placing it under the spiritual patronage of St. Jacob of Putna, the Metropolia reports.
The initiative emerged from years of pastoral outreach by Fr. Daniel Ene who has long supported the Romanian Orthodox community in Albany and worked toward establishing an official ecclesiastical presence in the city. He also makes frequent mission trips to Central and South America.
The mission currently celebrates Divine Liturgy at least once monthly at a Greek Orthodox church that has opened its doors to host the Romanian community.
Since its establishment, the mission has also celebrated weddings, Baptisms, and memorial services. During the Nativity Fast, the community gathered for prayer services, traditional Romanian Christmas carols, and the Holy Mystery of Unction.
Albany hosts a considerable Orthodox Christian presence, with multiple parishes under the jurisdiction of the Orthodox Church in America, the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, the Antiochian Archdiocese, and the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA.
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