The Romanian Catholic Eparchy of Lugoj is an

eparchy Eparchy ( ''eparchía'' "overlordship") is an Ecclesiology, ecclesiastical unit in Eastern Christianity that is equivalent to a diocese in Western Christianity. An eparchy is governed by an ''eparch'', who is a bishop. Depending on the administra ...

(equivalent to a

diocese In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, prov ...

in the

Latin Church The Latin Church () is the largest autonomous () particular church within the Catholic Church, whose members constitute the vast majority of the 1.3 billion Catholics. The Latin Church is one of 24 Catholic particular churches and liturgical ...

) of the

Romanian Greek Catholic Church The Romanian Greek Catholic Church or Romanian Church United with Rome is a '' sui iuris'' Eastern Catholic Church, in full union with the Catholic Church. It has the rank of a Major Archiepiscopal Church and it uses the Byzantine liturgical r ...

which is an

Eastern Catholic The Eastern Catholic Churches or Oriental Catholic Churches, also known as the Eastern-Rite Catholic Churches, Eastern Rite Catholicism, or simply the Eastern Churches, are 23 Eastern Christian autonomous ('' sui iuris'') particular churches of ...

particular church In metaphysics, particulars or individuals are usually contrasted with ''universals''. Universals concern features that can be exemplified by various different particulars. Particulars are often seen as concrete, spatiotemporal entities as opposed ...

of the

Catholic Church The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the List of Christian denominations by number of members, largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics Catholic Church by country, worldwid ...

that is in

full communion Full communion is a communion or relationship of full agreement among different Christian denominations or Christian individuals that share certain essential principles of Christian theology. Views vary among denominations on exactly what constit ...

with the

Holy See The Holy See (, ; ), also called the See of Rome, the Petrine See or the Apostolic See, is the central governing body of the Catholic Church and Vatican City. It encompasses the office of the pope as the Bishops in the Catholic Church, bishop ...

. Its uses the

Byzantine Rite The Byzantine Rite, also known as the Greek Rite or the Rite of Constantinople, is a liturgical rite that is identified with the wide range of cultural, devotional, and canonical practices that developed in the Eastern Christianity, Eastern Chri ...

in the

Romanian language Romanian (obsolete spelling: Roumanian; , or , ) is the official and main language of Romania and Moldova. Romanian is part of the Eastern Romance languages, Eastern Romance sub-branch of Romance languages, a linguistic group that evolved fr ...

in its liturgical services. It was founded in 1853. It is a

suffragan diocese A suffragan diocese is one of the dioceses other than the metropolitan archdiocese that constitute an ecclesiastical province. It exists in some Christian denominations, in particular the Catholic Church, the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandr ...

of the Major Archeparchy of Făgăraș and Alba Iulia. The eparchy's

cathedral church A cathedral is a church (building), church that contains the of a bishop, thus serving as the central church of a diocese, Annual conferences within Methodism, conference, or episcopate. Churches with the function of "cathedral" are usually s ...

is the Cathedral of the Descent of the Holy Spirit which is situated in the city of

Lugoj Lugoj (; ; ; ; ; ) is a list of cities and towns in Romania, city in Timiș County, Romania. The Timiș, Timiș 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 ...

Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...

. The

incumbent The incumbent is the current holder of an office or position. In an election, the incumbent is the person holding or acting in the position that is up for election, regardless of whether they are seeking re-election. There may or may not be ...

eparch is

Călin Ioan Bot Bishop Călin Ioan Bot (born 24 July 1970) is a Romanian Greek Catholic hierarch, who serves as an Eparchial Bishop of the Romanian Catholic Eparchy of Lugoj since 16 June 2023. Previously he was the Titular Bishop of Abrittum and an Auxiliary B ...

List of Eparchs''Catholic Hierarchy'' page
/ref>

Alexandru Dobra 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 from 1854 to 1870. Born in Șopteriu, Bistrița-Năsăud, Habsburg monarc ...

(16 Nov 1854 – 13 Apr 1870) *

Ioan Olteanu Ioan Olteanu (14 December 1839 – 29 November 1877) was a Romanian Greek Catholic hierarch. He was bishop of the Romanian Catholic Eparchy of Lugoj from 1870 to 1873 and the Romanian Catholic Eparchy of Oradea Mare from 1873 to 1877. Born in ...

(29 Nov 1870 – 22 Dec 1873) *

Victor Mihaly de Apșa Victor Mihaly de Apşa, commonly Victor Mihali (May 19, 1841—January 21, 1918), was an ethnic Romanian Austro-Hungarian bishop of the Greek-Catholic Church. Born to an old noble family in Ieud, Maramureș County,Vasile Hossu (25 Jun 1903 – 16 Dec 1911) *

Valeriu Traian Frențiu Valeriu Traian Frențiu (25 April 1875 – 11 July 1952) was the bishop of the Eparchy of Oradea Mare of the Romanian Greek Catholic Church between 1922 and 1952. He was beatified by Pope Francis in 2019. Frențiu is venerated on the 11th ...

(14 Dec 1912 – 25 Feb 1922) *

Alexandru Nicolescu Alexandru Nicolescu (8 July 1882 – 5 June 1941) was a Romanian bishop of the Greek-Catholic Church. Born in Tulgheș, Harghita County, Transylvania, he studied at the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples in Rome from 1898 to 1904, ear ...

(25 Feb 1922 – 29 Aug 1936) *

Ioan Bălan Ioan Bălan (11 February 1880 – 4 August 1959) was a Romanian bishop of the Romanian Church United with Rome, Greek-Catholic, Greek-Catholic Church. He is venerated as a Beatification, Blessed in the Roman Catholic Church. Biography He was bo ...

(29 Aug 1936 – 4 Aug 1959) *

Ioan Ploscaru Ioan Ploscaru (19 November 1911 – 31 July 1998) was a Romanian bishop of the Greek-Catholic Church. Born into a peasant family in Frata commune, Cluj County, he studied in Blaj. He was ordained a priest in 1933 and a bishop in November 19 ...

(14 Mar 1990 – 30 Nov 1995) *

Alexandru Mesian Alexandru Mesian (22 January 1937 – 11 March 2023) was a Romanian Greek-Catholic hierarch. Life Born in Ferneziu, now part of Baia Mare city, he graduated from Gheorghe Șincai High School. Admitted to the Roman Catholic Theological Institut ...

, coadjutor (20 Jul 1994 – 30 Nov 1995) *

(30 Nov 1995 – 11 Mar 2023) *

, Auxiliary Bishop, Archiepiscopal Administrator (16 Mar 2023 - 15 Jun 2023) *

(15 Jun 2023 - )

References

Eastern Catholic dioceses in Romania Romanian Greek Catholic Church dioceses Lugoj {{RomanianGreekCatholic-stub

List of Eparchs''Catholic Hierarchy'' page/ref>

References

List of Eparchs''Catholic Hierarchy'' page
/ref>