Romanian Catholic Eparchy of Oradea Mare

The Romanian Catholic Eparchy of Oradea Mare is an eparchy (equivalent to a diocese in the Latin Church) of the Romanian Greek Catholic Church which is an Eastern Catholic particular church of the Catholic Church that is in full communion with the Holy See. Its uses the Byzantine Rite in the Romanian language in its liturgical services. It was founded in 1777. It is a suffragan diocese of the Major Archeparchy of Făgăraș and Alba Iulia.[1] The eparchy's cathedral church is the Cathedral of Saint Nicholas which is situated in the city of Oradea, Romania. The incumbent eparch is Virgil Bercea.

Eparchy of Oradea Mare (Gran Varadino)

Dioecesis Magnovaradinensis Romenorum

Episcopia de Oradea Mare
The Cathedral of Saint Nicholas in Oradea
Location
CountryRomania
Ecclesiastical provinceFăgăraş and Alba Iulia
MetropolitanMajor Archeparchy of Făgăraș and Alba Iulia
Population
- Catholics
(as of 2013)
87,000
Information
Sui iuris churchRomanian Greek Catholic Church
RiteByzantine
Established23 June 1777
CathedralCathedral of St Nicholas, Oradea
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Major ArchbishopLucian Mureșan
BishopVirgil Bercea
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Church administrative divisions
Church administrative divisions
Website
Website

History

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When it was founded in 1777, followers of the Greek Rite having been up to that time under the jurisdiction of the Latin bishop. Originally the see was a suffragan of Esztergom (Gran); when, however, in 1853 the Greek Catholic Diocese of Făgăraș and Alba Iulia became the Archdiocese of Făgăraș and Alba Iulia, the diocese of Oradea Mare was transferred to its jurisdiction.[2] The see is divided into six archidiaconates and 19 vice-archidiaconates.

List of Eparchs

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The list of the eparch (bishops) of the Greek Catholic Diocese of Oradea Mare is:[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Catholic Hierarchy page
  2. ^ a b "Istoric". Episcopia Greco-Catolică Oradea. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
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