Grand Archbishopric of Făgăraș and Alba Iulia
| Grand Archbishopric of Făgăraș and Alba Iulia | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Rite church | Romanian Greek Catholic Church |
| Country | Romania |
| Diocesan bishop | Lucian Cardinal Mureșan |
| Curia Bishop | Claudiu-Lucian Pop |
| Auxiliary bishop | Cristian Dumitru Crișan |
| founding | 1721 |
| Parishes | 581 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 202,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Diocesan priest | 192 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 3 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,036 |
| Friars | 5 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 168 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Byzantine rite |
| Liturgical language | Romanian |
| cathedral | Catedrala Mitropolitană Sfânta Treime |
| Website | www.bru.ro |
| Suffragan dioceses |
Diocese of Cluj-Gherla Diocese of Großwardein Diocese of Lugoj Diocese of Maramureș Diocese of Bucharest |
The Großerzbistum Fagaras and Alba Iulia ( lat. : Archidioecesis Fagarasiensis et Albae Iuliensis Romenorum , rum. : Arhieparhia Greco-Catolica de Alba Iulia şi Făgăraş ) is in Romania located Großerzbistum the Romanian Greek Catholic Church based in Blaj .
history
The diocese Făgăraş was on May 18, 1721 by Pope Innocent XIII. established with the Apostolic Constitution Rationi congruit . On November 16, 1854, the Archdiocese of Făgăraş by Pope Pius IX. renamed with the Apostolic Constitution Ecclesiam Christi in Archdiocese of Făgăraş and Alba Iulia . The Archdiocese of Făgăraş and Alba Iulia was on December 16, 2005 by Pope Benedict XVI. raised with the Apostolic Constitution Ad totius Dominici to the Grand Archbishopric.
On May 29, 2014, the Eparchy of Saint Basil the Great in Bucharest was established from parts of the Grand Archbishopric and the previous auxiliary bishop in Făgăraş and Alba Iulia, Mihai Frățilă , was appointed first bishop.
The Grand Archbishop of Făgăraș and Alba Iulia is the head of the Romanian Greek Catholic Church.
See also
- List of Major Archbishops of the Romanian Greek Catholic Church
- List of auxiliary bishops in Făgăraş and Alba Iulia
- List of Roman Catholic Dioceses
- Roman Catholic Church in Romania
Web links
- Homepage of the Grand Archbishopric of Făgăraș and Alba Iulia (Romanian)
- Entry on the Grand Archbishopric of Făgăraș and Alba Iulia on catholic-hierarchy.org
Individual evidence
Coordinates: 46 ° 10 ′ 24.6 ″ N , 23 ° 55 ′ 15 ″ E