The Patriarchal Cross of Romania (Romanian: Crucea Patriarhală) is the highest Romanian Orthodox ecclesiastical decoration, established in 1925 by Patriarch Miron Cristea.

Recipients Ilie Ilașcu (1994) Andrei Ivanțoc (1994) Tudor Petrov-Popa (1994) Alexandru Leșco (1994) Petru Godiac (1994) Carlo Paolicelli (2004) Dumitru Oprea (2005) Constantin Bălăceanu-Stolnici Traian Băsescu (2007) Nicanor Lemne (2015) Radu Ciuceanu (2017) Ștefan Buchiu (2018) Simona Halep (2019) Dumitru Comanescu (2020) George Becali (2021)

See also List of ecclesiastical decorations

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