Moise Dragoș

Moise Dragoș (1 September 1726 – 16 April 1787) was a Romanian Greek Catholic hierarch. He was the first bishop of the new created Romanian Catholic Eparchy of Oradea Mare from 1777 to 1787.

Bishop Moise Dragoș

Born in Turda, Habsburg Monarchy (present day – Romania) in 1726, he was ordained a priest on 26 April 1751 and served as parish priest and dean of the Greek-Catholic parish in Oradea.[1] He was confirmed the Bishop by the Holy See on 23 June 1777. He was consecrated to the Episcopate on 9 November 1777. The principal consecrator was Bishop Grigore Maior.[2]

He died in Oradea (present day – Romania) on 17 April 1787.

References

"Episcopul Moise Dragoş" (in Romanian). Official Site of the Romanian Catholic Church. 2016-06-02.
"Bishop Moyses Drágosi". catholic-hierarchy.org. 2016-06-02.

Catholic Church titles
New title	Romanian Catholic Eparchy of Oradea Mare 1777–1787	Succeeded by Ignațiu Darabant

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[1] "Episcopul Moise Dragoş" (in Romanian). Official Site of the Romanian Catholic Church. 2016-06-02.

[2] "Bishop Moyses Drágosi". catholic-hierarchy.org. 2016-06-02.