{"id":280944,"date":"2020-05-27T16:26:11","date_gmt":"2020-05-27T13:26:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=280944"},"modified":"2020-05-27T16:26:11","modified_gmt":"2020-05-27T13:26:11","slug":"suceava-priests-dressed-in-white-overalls-carry-archbishop-pimens-coffin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/en\/suceava-priests-dressed-in-white-overalls-carry-archbishop-pimens-coffin\/","title":{"rendered":"Suceava priests dressed in white overalls carry Archbishop Pimen\u2019s coffin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Six priests from Suceava&#8217;s Archdiocese and two employees of a funeral company dressed in white overalls and wearing protective gloves carried the coffin of Archbishop Pimen during his funeral.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 90-year-old Archbishop of Suceava and Radauti died last week after testing positive for the new coronavirus.<\/p>\n<p>One of the priests was Fr. Bogdan Cojoleanca, the director of St Dositheus Theological Seminary in Suceava.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our souls were full of joy because we were together with His Eminence Archbishop Pimen until the end of the road. Although this burden seemed heavy for some because of the heat gathered inside those slightly uncomfortable overalls, I confess that I felt a state of consolation. I had a feeling of fulfilment because we, the priests, were the ones chosen to live this historic moment,&#8221; said the clergyman, Doxologia reports.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We felt like we were carrying the entire Bukovina on our shoulders,&#8217; Father Bogdan Cojoleanc\u0103 added.<\/p>\n<p>The six priests who left their cassocks on May 22 and put on overalls include Fr. Bogdan Cojoleanca (Church of the Placement Center &#8220;Gheorghe Sidorovici&#8221; in Gura Humorului), Fr. Nicolae C\u00e2rdei (Arbore Parish), Fr. Constantin Bobu (Ipote\u0219ti Parish), Fr. Adrian Isache (Salcea Parish), Fr. \u0218tefan Mihalcea (Sasca Nou\u0103 Parish) and Fr. Mihai Cobziuc (D\u0103rm\u0103ne\u0219ti Parish).<\/p>\n<div class=\"body field\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fbogdan.cojoleanca%2Fposts%2F2821610521241606&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"586\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Photography courtesy of Doxologia \/ Fr Silviu Cluci<\/p>\n<p>Follow us on Twitter: @BasilicaNews<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Six priests from Suceava&#8217;s Archdiocese and two employees of a funeral company dressed in white overalls and wearing protective gloves carried the coffin of Archbishop Pimen during his funeral. The 90-year-old Archbishop of Suceava and Radauti died last week after testing positive for the new coronavirus. 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