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Diocese of

Cluj – Gherla

Romania Romania

Continent: East Europe

Rite: Romanian (Byzantine)

Type: Diocese

Ecclesiastical Province: Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia

Website: Link

History

  • 1853.12.19: Established as Diocese of Gherla, Armenopoli, Szamos-Ujvár (from Archdiocese of Făgăraş)
  • 1930.06.05: Renamed as Diocese of Cluj – Gherla (română) / Kolozsvár – Szamosújvár (Magyar) / Claudiopoli – Armenopli / Claudiopolitan(us) – Armenopolitan(us) (Latin)

Special Churches


Present Prelates

Ordinaries

Bishops of Cluj – Gherla (Romanian Rite)

Bishop Florentin Crihălmeanu (50)Bishop Florentin Crihălmeanu (50)
(2002.07.18 – ...)

Born:1959.09.17 (Romania)
Ordained Priest:1990.09.09
Consecrated Bishop:1997.01.06

Titular Bishop of Silli (1996.11.06 – 2002.07.18)

Auxiliary Bishop of Cluj – Gherla of the Romanians (Romania) (1996.11.06 – 2002.07.18)

Bishop of Cluj – Gherla of the Romanians (Romania) (2002.07.18 – ...)

Archbishop George Guţiu (85)Archbishop George Guţiu (85)
(1990.03.14 – 2002.07.18)

Born:1924.03.30 (Romania)
Ordained Priest:1948.12.08
Consecrated Bishop:1990.06.17

Bishop of Cluj – Gherla of the Romanians (Romania) (1990.03.14 – 2002.07.18)

Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia of the Romanians (Romania) (1992 – 1994.07.04)

Archbishop ad personam (1994.07.20 – ...)

Bishop Iuliu Hossu
(1930.06.05 – 1970.05.28)

Born:1885.01.30 (Romania)
Ordained Priest:1910.03.27
Consecrated Bishop:1917.12.04
Created Cardinal in pecore:1969.04.28
Died:1970.05.28 († 85)
Revealed as Cardinal after death:1973.03.05

Bishop of Gherla, Armenopoli, Szamos-Ujvár of the Romanians (Romania) (1917.04.03 – 1930.06.05)

Bishop of Cluj – Gherla of the Romanians (Romania) (1930.06.05 – 1970.05.28)

Apostolic Administrator of Maramureş of the Romanians (Romania) (1930.07.19 – 1931.01.31)

Bishop of Oradea Mare (Romania) (1941.08.29 – 1947)

Apostolic Administrator of Oradea Mare of the Romanians (Romania) (1941.08.29 – 1947)

Bishops of Gherla, Armenopoli, Szamos-Ujvár (Romanian Rite)

Bishop Iuliu Hossu
(1917.04.03 – 1930.06.05)

(see above)

Bishop Vasile Hossu
(1911.12.16 – 1916.01.13)

Born:1866.01.30 (Romania)
Ordained Priest:1888.08.27
Consecrated Bishop:1903.09.21
Died:1916.01.13 († 49)

Bishop of Lugoj of the Romanians (Romania) (1903.06.25 – 1911.12.16)

Bishop of Gherla, Armenopoli, Szamos-Ujvár of the Romanians (Romania) (1911.12.16 – 1916.01.13)

Bishop Ioan Sabo
(1879.05.15 – 1911.05.01)

Born:1836.08.16 (Hungary)
Ordained Priest:1859.11.04
Consecrated Bishop:1879.05.15
Died:1911.05.01 († 74)

Bishop of Gherla, Armenopoli, Szamos-Ujvár of the Romanians (Romania) ([1879.02.18] 1879.05.15 – 1911.05.01)

Bishop Mihai Pavel
(1872.12.23 – 1879.05.15)

Born:1827.09.06 (Romania)

Bishop of Gherla, Armenopoli, Szamos-Ujvár of the Romanians (Romania) (1872.12.23 – 1879.05.15)

Bishop of Oradea Mare of the Romanians (Romania) (1879.05.15 – 1902.06.01)

Bishop Ioan Vancea (later Archbishop)
(1865.09.25 – 1868.12.21)

Born:1820.05.08 (Romania)
Ordained Priest:1845.08.10
Consecrated Bishop:1865.09.03
Died:1892.07.31 († 72)

Bishop of Gherla, Armenopoli, Szamos-Ujvár of the Romanians (Romania) ([1865.07.04] 1865.09.25 – 1868.12.21)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia of the Romanians (Romania) (1868.12.21 – 1892.07.31)

Bishop Ioan Alexi
(1854.12.16 – 1863.06.29)

Born:1801.06.24 (Romania)

Bishop of Gherla, Armenopoli, Szamos-Ujvár of the Romanians (Romania) ([1854.03.17] 1854.12.16 – 1863.06.29)

Former Prelates


as of 2010.03.16

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