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Alexandru Dobra (15 February 1794 – 13 April 1870) was a Romanian Greek Catholic hierarch. He was the first bishop of the new created
Alexandru Dobra (15 February 1794 – 13 April 1870) was a Romanian Greek Catholic hierarch. He was the first bishop of the new created Romanian Catholic Eparchy of Lugoj
The Romanian Catholic Eparchy of Lugoj is an eparchy (equivalent to a diocese in the Latin Church) of the Romanian Greek Catholic Church which is an Eastern Catholic particular church of the Catholic Church that is in full communion with the Holy ...
from 1854 to 1870.
Born in Șopteriu, Bistrița-Năsăud, Habsburg monarchy
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(present day – Romania
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) in 1794, he was ordained
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a priest
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on 1 November 1818. He was confirmed the Bishop by the Holy See
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on 16 November 1854. He was consecrated
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to the Episcopate
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on 28 October 1855. The principal consecrator
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was Archbishop Alexandru Sterca-Șuluțiu
Alexandru Sterca-ȘuluÈ›iu, also called Alexandru Sterca-ȘuluÈ›iu de CărpiniÈ™ (February 15, 1794 – September 7, 1867), was an Romanians, ethnic Romanian Eastern Catholic Churches, Eastern Catholic cleric in Austrian Empire, Imperial Austr ...
, the co-consecrators were Bishop Vasile Erdeli and Bishop Angelo Parsi.
He died in Lugoj
Lugoj (; ; ; ; ; ) is a list of cities and towns in Romania, city in TimiÈ™ County, Romania. The TimiÈ™, TimiÈ™ River divides the city into two halves: the "Romanian Lugoj" that spreads on the right bank, and the "German Lugoj" on the left bank. Th ...
(present day – Romania
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) on 13 April 1870.
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1794 births 1870 deaths People from Bistrița-Năsăud County 19th-century Eastern Catholic bishops Romanian Greek-Catholic bishops {{RomanianGreekCatholic-bishop-stub