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Major Archdiocese of

Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia

Romania Romania

Continent: East Europe

Rite: Romanian (Byzantine)

Type: Major Archdiocese

Suffragan Sees: Cluj – Gherla, Lugoj, Maramureş, Oradea Mare

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History

  • 1700: Established as Diocese of Alba Iulia / Albae Iulien(sis) Romenorum (Latin)
  • 1721.05.18: Renamed as Diocese of Făgăraş / Fagarasien(sis) Romenorum (Latin)
  • 1853.11.26: Promoted as Archdiocese of Făgăraş / Fagarasien(sis) Romenorum (Latin)
  • 1854.11.16: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (română) / Fagaras and Alba Julia (English) / Fagarasien(sis) et Albae Iulien(sis) Romenorum (Latin)
  • 2005.12.16: Promoted as Major Archdiocese of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (română) / Fagaras and Alba Julia (English) / Fagarasien(sis) et Albae Iulien(sis) Romenorum (Latin)

Special Churches

Present Prelates

Ordinaries

Major Archbishops of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian Rite)

Major Archbishop Lucian Mureşan (78)Major Archbishop Lucian Mureşan (78)
(2005.12.16 – ...)

Born:1931.05.23 (Romania)
Ordained Priest:1964.12.19
Consecrated Bishop:1990.05.27

Bishop of Maramureş of the Romanians (Romania) (1990.03.14 – 1994.07.04)

President of Synod of the Romanian Church (1994 – ...)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia of the Romanians (Romania) (1994.07.04 – 2005.12.16)

President of Conferinţe Episcopală România (1998 – 2001)

President of Conferinţe Episcopală România (2004.06 – 2007.05)

Major Archbishop of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia of the Romanians (Romania) (2005.12.16 – ...)

Metropolitan Archbishops of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian Rite)

Major Archbishop Lucian Mureşan (78)Archbishop Lucian Mureşan (78) (later Major Archbishop)
(1994.07.04 – 2005.12.16)

(see above)

Archbishop George Guţiu (85)Bishop George Guţiu (85) (later Archbishop)
(Apostolic Administrator sede plena 1992 – 1994.07.04)

Cardinal Alexandru Todea
(1990.03.14 – 1994.07.04)

Bucuros mă voi cheltui şi pe mine, pentru sufletele voastre

Born:1912.06.05 (Romania)
Ordained Priest:1939.03.25
Consecrated Bishop:1950.11.19
Created Cardinal:1991.06.28
Died:2002.05.22 († 89)

Titular Bishop of Caesaropolis (1950.07.04 – 1990.03.14)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia of the Romanians (Romania) (1990.03.14 – 1994.07.04)

President of Conferinţe Episcopală România (1991 – 1994)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Atanasio a Via Tiburtina (1991.06.28 – 2002.05.22)

Bishop Ioan Suciu
(Apostolic Administrator 1947 – 1953.06.27)

Bishop Valeriu Traian Frenţiu
(Apostolic Administrator 1941 – 1947)

Archbishop Alexandru Nicolescu
(1935.09.06 – 1941.06.05)

Born:1882.07.06 (Romania)
Ordained Priest:1904
Consecrated Bishop:1922.06.18
Died:1941.06.05 († 58)

Bishop of Lugoj of the Romanians (Romania) (1922.02.25 – 1935.09.06)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia of the Romanians (Romania) (1935.09.06 – 1941.06.05)

Archbishop Vasile Suciu
(1919.08.09 – 1935.01.25)

Born:1873.01.13 (Romania)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia of the Romanians (Romania) (1919.08.09 – 1935.01.25)

Archbishop Victor Mihali
(1895.03.18 – 1918.01.21)

Born:1841.05.19 (Romania)
Ordained Priest:1863.11.08
Consecrated Bishop:1875.02.14
Died:1918.01.21 († 76)

Bishop of Lugoj of the Romanians (Romania) (1874.12.21 – 1895.03.18)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia of the Romanians (Romania) (1895.03.18 – 1918.01.21)

Archbishop Ioan Vancea
(1868.12.21 – 1892.07.31)

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)

Archbishop Alexandru Şterca Şuluţiu
(1854.11.16 – 1867.09.07)

Born:1794 (Romania)

Bishop of Făgăraş of the Romanians (Romania) (1851 – 1853.11.26)

Archbishop of Făgăraş of the Romanians (Romania) (1853.11.26 – 1854.11.16)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia of the Romanians (Romania) (1854.11.16 – 1867.09.07)

Archbishops of Făgăraş (Romanian Rite)

Archbishop Alexandru Şterca Şuluţiu
(1853.11.26 – 1854.11.16)

(see above)

Bishops of Făgăraş (Romanian Rite)

Bishop Alexandru Şterca Şuluţiu (later Archbishop)
(1851 – 1853.11.26)

(see above)

Bishop Ioan Lemeni
(1833.04.17 – 1850.04.10)

Born:1780.04.22 (Romania)
Ordained Priest:1805.10.01
Consecrated Bishop:1833.06.06
Died:1861.03.29 († 80)

Bishop of Făgăraş of the Romanians (Romania) (1833.04.17 – 1850.04.10)

Bishop Ioan Bob
(1783.12.15 – 1830.10.02)

Born:1739 (Romania)
Ordained Priest:1778
Consecrated Bishop:1784.06.06
Died:1830.10.02 († 91)

Bishop of Făgăraş of the Romanians (Romania) ([1782.10.21] 1783.12.15 – 1830.10.02)

Bishop Grigore Maior
(1772.10.27 – 1782.03.13)

Born:1715 (Romania)
Ordained Priest:1745
Consecrated Bishop:1773.04.23
Died:1785.02 († 70)

Bishop of Făgăraş of the Romanians (Romania) (1772.10.27 – 1782.03.13)

Bishop Atanasie Rednic
(1765.05.15 – 1772.05.02)

Born:1722 (Romania)

Bishop of Făgăraş of the Romanians (Romania) ([1764] 1765.05.15 – 1772.05.02)

Bishop Petru Pavel Avron
(1752.07.06 – 1764.01.27)

Born:1709 (Romania)
Ordained Priest:1743
Consecrated Bishop:1752.09.01
Died:1764.01.27 († 55)

Bishop of Făgăraş of the Romanians (Romania) ([1752.02.28] 1752.07.06 – 1764.01.27)

Bishop Ioan Inocenţiu Micu Klein
(1732.09.28 – 1751.05.07)

Born:1692 (Romania)

Bishop of Făgăraş of the Romanians (Romania) (1732.09.28 – 1751.05.07)

Bishop Ioan Giurgiu Patachi
(1723 – 1727.10.29)

Born:1682
Ordained Priest:1712
Consecrated Bishop:
Died:1727.10.29 († 45)

Bishop of Făgăraş of the Romanians (Romania) (1723 – 1727.10.29)

Bishops of Alba Iulia (Romanian Rite)

Bishop Atanasie Anghel Popa
(1698 – 1713)

Bishop of Alba Iulia of the Romanians (Romania) (1698 – 1713)

Bishop Teofil Seremi
(1692 – 1697)

Bishop of Alba Iulia of the Romanians (Romania) (1692 – 1697)

Former Prelates

as of 2010.03.16

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