Ilie Ciocan currently is:

*Oldest living man in Romania (since 15 February 2021)

*Oldest living man in the Balkans (since 15 March 2021)

*Oldest living person in Romania (since 2 February 2022)

*Oldest living person in the Balkans (since 5 April 2023)

*Last survivors Romanian person born before 1915

*Last survivors Balkan man born before 1915

*Second-oldest documented Romanian man ever, behind Dumitru Comănescu (1908-2020)

Iosif Rus (born 28 October 1915) Romanian world war II veteran who is currently the second-oldest known living man (and veteran) in Romania, behind Ilie Ciocan, celebrated his 108th birthday on 28 October 2023.

https://gerontology.fandom.com/wiki/Iosif_Rus

Gallery:

 108th birthday photos:

108th birthday newspaper reports:

https://cluj24.ro/foto-fostul-profesor-iosif-rus-din-gherla-a-implinit-108-ani-este-veteran-de-razboi-194861.html

https://www.gherlainfo.ro/mai-longeviv-decat-giga-petrescu-si-frank-sinatra-prof-iosif-rus-a-implinit-108-ani-a-primit-un-tort-spectaculos/

https://ziarulfaclia.ro/cel-mai-longeviv-veteran-de-razboi-din-judetul-cluj-a-implinit-108-ani-in-fiecare-zi-citeste-fara-ochelari-faclia-de-cluj/

Nastase, the third oldest man in Romania and the second oldest man in the country has died

Constantin I. Nastase, o veterano de guerra mais velho, morreu | DCNews

Update:

Oldest living people in Romania (106+)

As of 1 November 2023:

1. Ilie Ciocan (Vâlcea) (b. 28 May 1913), 110 y.o.
2. Viorica Hogas (Suceava) (b. 9 February 1915), 108 y.o.
3. Noja Paladia (Alba) (b. 20 July 1915), 108 y.o.
4. Iosif Rus (Cluj) (b. 28 October 1915), 108 y.o.
5. Ioana Lungu (Mehedinți) (b. 7 April 1916), 107 y.o.
6. Maria Panzariu (Botoșani) (b. 1 August 1916), 107 y.o.
7. Viorica Vetian (Mureș) (b. 3 October 1916), 107 y.o.
   

Limbo cases (not confirmed at last birthday):

Angela Dragna (Buzău) (b. 15 February 1914), 108th and 109th birthday not confirmed

Mihaila Ion (Giurgiu) (b. 10 August 1916), 107th birthday not confirmed

Posted by: @dejan

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Update:

Oldest living people in Romania (106+)

As of 1 November 2023:

1. Ilie Ciocan (Vâlcea) (b. 28 May 1913), 110 y.o.
2. ....

 Ilie Ciocan (b. 10 June 1913), 110,  Romania

Ms. Viorica Hogaș of Suceava, Romania sadly passed away on November 25, 2023 at the age of 108 years old.

She was the oldest living woman in Romania (the oldest living person is Mr. Ciocan).

https://www.monitorulsv.ro/Ultima-ora-local/2023-11-25/Cea-mai-in-varsta-suceveanca-a-murit-cu-mai-putin-de-trei-luni-inainte-de-a-implini-109-ani#google_vignette

Rest in peace, Ms. Hogaș.

The oldest known Romanian woman would now be Noja Paladia, born on 20 July 1915 in Alba?

RIP Viorica

Rest in eternal peace, Ms. Viorica Hogaș of Suceava in Romania !

While "only" 106, I still must mention Julianna Kolumbán (b. 26 February 1918), who's the oldest known living Székely (subgroup of Hungarians living mainly in Transylvania) person. 

She's been quite popular in Hungarian social media for years.

Best wishes to her!

https://adevarul.ro/stil-de-viata/magazin/romanul-care-a-ajuns-la-111-ani-ce-aliment-2365544.html

Mr. Ciocan sadly suffered a fall 1 month ago. He is sick with Alzheimer apparently.

 Noja Paladia turned 109

Source

Posted by: @ale76

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https://adevarul.ro/stil-de-viata/magazin/romanul-care-a-ajuns-la-111-ani-ce-aliment-2365544.html

Mr. Ciocan sadly suffered a fall 1 month ago. He is sick with Alzheimer apparently.

For a man to survive a fall at age 111 is pretty impressive!

Posted by: @ale76

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https://adevarul.ro/stil-de-viata/magazin/romanul-care-a-ajuns-la-111-ani-ce-aliment-2365544.html

Mr. Ciocan sadly suffered a fall 1 month ago. He is sick with Alzheimer apparently.

Posted by: @dejan

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Update:

Oldest living people in Romania (106+)

As of 1 November 2023:

1. Ilie Ciocan (Vâlcea) (b. 28 May 1913), 110 y.o.
2. Viorica Hogas (Suceava) (b. 9 February 1915), 108 y.o.
3. Noja Paladia (Alba) (b. 20 July 1915), 108 y.o.
4. Iosif Rus (Cluj) (b. 28 October 1915), 108 y.o.
5. Ioana Lungu (Mehedinți) (b. 7 April 1916), 107 y.o.
6. Maria Panzariu (Botoșani) (b. 1 August 1916), 107 y.o.
7. Viorica Vetian (Mureș) (b. 3 October 1916), 107 y.o.
   

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Limbo cases (not confirmed at last birthday):

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Angela Dragna (Buzău) (b. 15 February 1914), 108th and 109th birthday not confirmed

Mihaila Ion (Giurgiu) (b. 10 August 1916), 107th birthday not confirmed

Angela Dragna (15 Feb 1914 - 3 Nov 2021)

Ion Mihăilă (11 Aug 1916 - 2 Oct 2024)

Mrs. Elena Herghelegiu, Vice-Doyenne of Romania, turned 108 years old on 27 January 2024. She lives in Bacău at 108 years and 281 days and in a few days she will surpass the age of Margit Szemenyei and Viorica Hogaș.

https://m.youtube.com/shorts/NL6zyYlSeu4

Thank you for the update Livinnho and welcome to the Forum.

• Update:

Oldest living people in Romania (106+)

As of 4 November 2024:

1. Ilie Ciocan (Vâlcea) (b. 28 May 1913), 111 y.o.
2. Paladia Noja (Alba) (b. 20 July 1915), 109 y.o.
3. Iosif Rus (Cluj) (b. 28 October 1915), 109 y.o.
4. Elena Herghelegiu (Bacău) (b. 27 January 1916), 108 y.o.
5. Ioana Lungu (Mehedinți) (b. 7 April 1916), 108 y.o.
6. Maria Pînzariu (Botoșani) (b. 1 August 1916), 108 y.o.
7. Viorica Vețian (Mureș) (b. 3 October 1916), 108 y.o.
8. Anonymous (București) (b. 25 September 1917), 107 y.o.
9. Ana Ianchici (Arad) (b. 10 February 1918), 106 y.o.
10. Ion Banu (Dâmbovița) (b. 1 August 1918), 106 y.o.
11. Ida Székely (Cluj) (b. 17 October 1918), 106 y.o.

Posted by: @livinnho

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Ion Mihăilă

He was the 28th oldest living man in Europe, the 6th oldest living pessoa in Romania, the 23rd oldest person in Romanian history, and the oldest person in history born and died in Giurgiu.

@diego He wasn’t the 6th oldest living man in Romania. He was the the third after Ilie Ciocan and Iosif Rus.

Posted by: @simon-frogg

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@diego He wasn’t the 6th oldest living man in Romania. He was the the third after Ilie Ciocan and Iosif Rus.

You're right, I wrote it wrong, it was supposed to be a person, not a man, thanks for informing

He probably meant the person. Anyway, he was the 7th.

@livinnho Exactly, I didn't count on Elena Herghelegiu, who was added later to the list.

Oldest living men in Romania

As of 7 November 2024:

1. Ilie Ciocan (Vâlcea) (b. 28 May 1913), 111 y.o.
2. Iosif Rus (Cluj) (b. 28 October 1915), 109 y.o.
3. Ion Banu (Dâmbovița) (b. 1 August 1918), 106 y.o.
4. Dumitru Din (Argeș) (b. 10 March 1919), 105 y.o.
5. Savu Stroe (Prahova) (b. 14 May 1919), 105 y.o.
6. Ioan Beldi (București) (b. 12 August 1919), 105 y.o.
7. Ilie Popa (Argeș) (b. 11 September 1919), 105 y.o.
8. Ion Procopie (Bacău) (b. 5 December 1919), 104 y.o.
9. Dumitru Chircan (Dolj) (b. 14 February 1920), 104 y.o.
10. Alexandru Găncean (Bistrița-Năsăud) (b. 17 February 1920), 104 y.o.

P.S. The first 4 men were born before Romania switched to the new calendar (1 April 1919), so they were born 13 days later.

@livinnho wouldn't Iosif Rus be an exception as he was born in Austria-Hungary?

@livinnho You could specify the nation where they were born (when the nation, nowadays, is different from present-day Romania).

@ale76 I think all of them were born within present-day Romanian borders.

Iosif Rus was born in Gherla (Szamosújvár/Neuschloss) when it was still part of Austria-Hungary, which had obviously used the Gregorian calendar for centuries prior.

Ioan Beldi and Alexandru Găncean were de jure also born in Austria-Hungary (as the Treaty of Trianon set the new borders officially on 4 June 1920), although they were already born under de facto Romanian administration (which began in Transylvania in December 1918 – January 1919).

So... All the men were born in the counties where they currently live, except Ioan Beldi, born in Sibiu.

All were born in present-day Romania, except Iosif Rus, born in Austria-Hungary (7 of the men were born in the Kingdom of Romania, and 2 in Transylvania).

Currently, the only men born according to the old rite are Ilie Ciocan, Ion Banu and Dumitru Din.

However, Iosif Rus was born in Țaga, not in Gherla.

Does anyone know in which county Dumitru Curta was born?