Sofronie Drincec

Sofronie Drincec (born 3 November 1967 as Radu Ștefan Drincec ) is a bishop of the Romanian Orthodox Church.

Life Drincec was born in Arad, Romania, and is the son of Petru Drincec and Maria Drincec. In 1986, he graduated from the Moise Nicoară National College after studying mathematics and physics. Between 1987 and 1993, he studied in the Victor Babeș University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Timișoara, receiving the degree of Doctor of Medicine. In 1993, he entered the theology faculty of the Aurel Vlaicu University of Arad, from where he would graduate in 1997. He was succeeded as a bishop in Gyula by Siluan Mănuilă on 11 March.

On 17 August 2020, news that Drincec had retired as the bishop of Oradea broke out on Facebook. However, they were proven to be false since the diocese did not have any account on the platform at the time.