Romanian Catholic Eparchy of Cluj-Gherla

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 Făgăraș și Alba Iulia.[1]

Diocese of Cluj-Gherla

Dioecesis Claudiopolitano-Armenopolitana; Szamo-Uiavariensis Romenorum

Eparhia de Cluj-Gherla
Location
Country Romania
MetropolitanGreek Catholic Archdiocese of Făgăraș and Alba Iulia
Population
- Catholics		(as of 2013)
49,500
Information
DenominationRomanian Catholic Church
Sui iuris churchRomanian Greek Catholic Church
RiteByzantine Rite
Established19 December 1853
(As Diocese of Gherla, Armenopoli, Szamos-Ujvár )
5 June 1930
(As Diocese of Cluj-Gherla)
CathedralTransfiguration Cathedral, Cluj-Napoca
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Major ArchbishopLucian Mureșan
BishopFlorentin Crihălmeanu
Map

Church administrative divisions

Eparchs
  • Ioan Alexi (16 Nov 1854 Confirmed – 29 Jun 1863 Died)
  • Ioan Vancea (25 Sep 1865 Appointed – 21 Dec 1868 Appointed, Archbishop of Fagaras e Alba Iulia (Romanian))
  • Mihail Pavel (23 Dec 1872 Appointed – 15 May 1879 Appointed, Bishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino} (Romanian)
  • Ioan Sabo (15 May 1879 Appointed – May 1911 Died)
  • Vasile Hossu (16 Dec 1911 Appointed – 13 Jan 1916 Died)
  • Iuliu Hossu (21 Apr 1917 Appointed – 28 May 1970 Died) (Cardinal in pectore, 1969)
  • George Guțiu (14 Mar 1990 Appointed – 18 Jul 2002 Retired)
  • Florentin Crihălmeanu (18 Jul 2002 Succeeded – )
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References
  1. Catholic Hierarchy page

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