Greek Catholic Diocese of Cluj-Gherla
Encyclopedia
The Greek Catholic Diocese of Cluj-Gherla is a diocese
of the Byzantine Rite
of the Romanian Greek Catholic Church
. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia.
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
of the Byzantine Rite
Byzantine Rite
The Byzantine Rite, sometimes called the Rite of Constantinople or Constantinopolitan Rite is the liturgical rite used currently by all the Eastern Orthodox Churches, by the Greek Catholic Churches , and by the Protestant Ukrainian Lutheran Church...
of the Romanian Greek Catholic Church
Romanian Church United with Rome, Greek-Catholic
The Romanian Church United with Rome, Greek-Catholic is an Eastern Catholic Church which is in full union with the Roman Catholic Church. It is ranked as a Major Archiepiscopal Church and uses the Byzantine liturgical rite in the Romanian language....
. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia.
Ordinaries
- Johann Alexi † ( 1854 Appointed - 1865 Died)
- Johann Vancea (Vancsa) † (25 Sep 1865 Appointed - 21 Dec 1868 Appointed, Archbishop of Fagaras e Alba Iulia (Romanian))
- Michele Pavel † (23 Dec 1872 Appointed - 15 May 1879 Appointed, Bishop of Oradea MareGreek Catholic Diocese of Oradea MareThe Greek Catholic diocese of Oradea Mare is the Eparchy of the Romanian Greek Catholic Church for the area of Oradea.It was founded in 1777, followers of the Greek Rite having been up to that time under the jurisdiction of the Latin bishop...
{Gran Varadino} (Romanian) - Johann Szabó † (15 May 1879 Appointed - May 1911 Died)
- Basilio Hossu † (16 Dec 1911 Appointed - 13 Jan 1916 Died)
- Iuliu HossuIuliu HossuIuliu Hossu was a Romanian Greek-Catholic bishop of the Cluj-Gherla Diocese and later cardinal and victim of the Communist regime...
† (21 Apr 1917 Appointed - 28 May 1970 Died) - Gheorghe GuţiuGheorghe GuţiuGheorghe Guţiu was a bishop of the Romanian Greek-Catholic Church.Ordained to the priesthood in 1948, Guţiu was appointed bishop of the Greek Catholic Diocese of Cluj-Gherla, Romania and retired in 2002.-Notes:...
† (14 Mar 1990 Appointed - 18 Jul 2002 Retired) - Florentin Crihalmeanu (18 Jul 2002 Succeeded - )