Born in Sâmbăta de Sus, Brașov County, he attended grade school in his native village from 1954 to 1961.
He attended Radu Negru High School in Făgăraș (1961–1965)[1] followed by theological seminary in Sibiu (1965–1969).
Streza married Eugenia Stanciu in 1969 before being ordained a priest that December.
In 2005, he was made Metropolitan of Transylvania, with his seat at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Sibiu.
[2] Streza has been an honorary member of the Romanian Academy since 2015.