Duca
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Duca can refer to:
- DUCA Financial Services Credit Union Ltd. a credit unionCredit unionA credit union is a cooperative financial institution that is owned and controlled by its members and operated for the purpose of promoting thrift, providing credit at competitive rates, and providing other financial services to its members...
serving the greater Toronto AreaGreater Toronto AreaThe Greater Toronto Area is the largest metropolitan area in Canada, with a 2006 census population of 5.5 million. The Greater Toronto Area is usually defined as the central city of Toronto, along with four regional municipalities surrounding it: Durham, Halton, Peel, and York...
in CanadaCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... - Michael DucaMichael DucaMichael Gerard Duca is the Bishop of Shreveport since his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI on 1 April 2008.He attended elementary and secondary school in Dallas. He attended Holy Trinity Seminary 1970-78, and while there received a bachelor's degree in psychology and a master of divinity degree in...
, current Catholic Bishop of ShreveportRoman Catholic Diocese of ShreveportThe Roman Catholic Diocese of Shreveport is a Roman Catholic diocese located in northwestern Louisiana, and a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of New Orleans. It is under the governance of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and belongs to Conference Region V... - a Romanesque title of dukeDukeA duke or duchess is a member of the nobility, historically of highest rank below the monarch, and historically controlling a duchy...
, notably in Italian - a family name, notably in RomanianRomanian languageRomanian Romanian Romanian (or Daco-Romanian; obsolete spellings Rumanian, Roumanian; self-designation: română, limba română ("the Romanian language") or românește (lit. "in Romanian") is a Romance language spoken by around 24 to 28 million people, primarily in Romania and Moldova...
; famous members include:- two Voivodes of Moldavia:
- Gheorghe DucaGheorghe DucaGheorghe Duca Moldovan academic and politician.- Biography :Gheorghe Duca has been the head of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova since February 5, 2004.- External links :* * -References:...
(1665-1666, 1668-1672 and 1678-1684); also Voivode of Walachia 1673-1678 - Constantin DucaConstantine Ducas (Moldavian ruler)Constantine Ducas , son of George Ducas, was a Voivode of Moldavia between April 1693 and December 18, 1695 and September 12, 1700–July 26, 1703....
(1693-1695 and 1700-1703)
- Gheorghe Duca
- Ion Duca, Prime Minister of RomaniaPrime Minister of RomaniaThe Prime Minister of Romania is the head of the Government of Romania. Initially, the office was styled President of the Council of Ministers , when the term "Government" included more than the Cabinet, and the Cabinet was called The Council of Ministers...
from 14 November to 30 December, 1933
- two Voivodes of Moldavia: