The Romanian Greek Catholic Eparchy of Cluj-Gherla is an
eparchy
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of the
Byzantine Rite
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The canonical hours ar ...
of the
Romanian Greek Catholic Church
The Romanian Greek Catholic Church or Romanian Church United with Rome, Greek-Catholic ( la, Ecclesia Graeco-Catholica Romaniae; ro, Biserica Română Unită cu Roma, Greco-Catolică), sometimes called, in reference to its Byzantine Rite, the ...
. It is a
suffragan
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of the
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Eparchs
*Ioan Alexi
Ioan Alexi (24 June 1800 – 29 June 1863) was a Romanian Greek Catholic hierarch. He was the first bishop of the new created Romanian Catholic Eparchy of Gherla, Armenopoli, Szamos-Ujvár from 1854 to 1863.
Biography
Born in Mălădia, Sălaj, ...
(16 Nov 1854 Confirmed – 29 Jun 1863 Died)
*Ioan Vancea
Ioan Vancea ( hu, Vancsa János; May 18, 1820—July 31, 1892) was an Austro-Hungarian ethnic Romanian bishop of the Greek-Catholic Church. Born to noble parents in Văşad, Bihor County, he was ordained a priest in 1845 following studies in ...
(25 Sep 1865 Appointed – 21 Dec 1868 Appointed, Archbishop of Fagaras e Alba Iulia
In Christian denominations, an archbishop is a bishop of higher rank or office. In most cases, such as the Catholic Church, there are many archbishops who either have jurisdiction over an ecclesiastical province in addition to their own archdio ...
(Romanian))
*Mihail Pavel
Mihail Pavel (6 September 1827 – 1 June 1902) was a Romanian Greek Catholic hierarch. He was bishop of the Romanian Catholic Eparchy of Gherla, Armenopoli, Szamos-Ujvár from 1872 to 1879 and the Romanian Catholic Eparchy of Oradea Mare from ...
(23 Dec 1872 Appointed – 15 May 1879 Appointed, Bishop of Oradea Mare (Romanian)
*Ioan Sabo
Ioan Sabo (16 August 1836 – 2 May 1911) was a Romanian Greek Catholic hierarch. He was bishop of the Romanian Catholic Eparchy of Gherla, Armenopoli, Szamos-Ujvár from 1879 to 1911.
Born in Istrău, today in Romania (then Esztró, Kingdom o ...
(15 May 1879 Appointed – May 1911 Died)
* Vasile Hossu (16 Dec 1911 Appointed – 13 Jan 1916 Died)
*Iuliu Hossu
Iuliu Hossu (30 January 1885 – 28 May 1970) was a Romanian Greek-Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Cluj-Gherla. Pope Paul VI elevated Hossu to the rank of cardinal ''in pectore'', that is, secretly, in 1969 but did not publish ...
(21 Apr 1917 Appointed – 28 May 1970 Died) (Cardinal in pectore, 1969)
*George Guțiu
George Guțiu (March 30, 1924 – May 8, 2011) was a bishop of the Romanian Greek-Catholic Church.
Ordained to the priesthood in 1948, Guțiu was appointed bishop of the Greek Catholic Diocese of Cluj-Gherla
The Romanian Greek Catholic Epar ...
(14 Mar 1990 Appointed – 18 Jul 2002 Retired)
*Florentin Crihălmeanu
Florentin Crihălmeanu (17 September 1959 – 12 January 2021) was a Romanian Greek Catholic hierarch.
Life
Born in Iași to a Greek-Catholic father and a Roman Catholic mother, he graduated from high school in Cluj-Napoca in 1978. He performed ...
(18 Jul 2002 Succeeded – 12 Jan 2021 Died)
* Claudiu-Lucian Pop (since 14 Apr 2021)
References
External links
Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Greek Catholic Diocese Of Cluj-Gherla
Cluj-Gherla
Romanian Greek Catholic Church dioceses
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 19th century
Religious organizations established in 1854
1854 establishments in the Austrian Empire
Gherla