Sofronie Vulpescu (Romanian pronunciation: [soˈfroni.e vulˈpesku]; born Ștefan Vulpescu [ʃteˈfan]; February 9, 1856 – September 6, 1923) was a Romanian cleric who became a bishop within the Romanian Orthodox Church. Born in Lupșanu, Călărași County, he studied at the Nifon seminary in Bucharest from 1873 to 1877 before being ordained a priest in 1879 and assigned to his native village, serving there until 1890. After being left a widower, he took the advanced course of the central seminary (1890–1894) and studied at the theology faculty of the University of Bucharest (1894–1898). Meanwhile, he
