Antonie Plămădeală (; 17 November 1926 in Stolniceni, Lăpușna County, Bessarabia, Kingdom of Romania – 29 August 2005 in Sibiu) was a high-level hierarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, the Orthodox Metropolitan of Transylvania (1982–2005).
Born Leonida Plămădeală, he received the name of Antonie when he was tonsured a monk in 1948. In 1992, he was elected Honorary Member of the Romanian Academy.
He was friends with the Romanian philosopher Constantin Noica, and spoke at his funeral.
Memory In 2015, a bust of Plămădeală was installed in the Alley of Ecclesiastical Personalities in Chișinău; it was cast in bronze by sculptor Veaceslav Jiglițchi and placed on a pedestal made of Cosăuți stone, crafted by folk master Veaceslav Lozan.
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