Iosif Papp-Szilágyi

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Bishop Iosif Papp-Szilágyi

Iosif Papp-Szilágyi ( Romanian : Iosif Pop Sliaghi , born April 10, 1813 in Értarcsa , Hungary ; † August 5, 1873 in Oradea ) was Bishop of Oradea Mare (Oradea) of the Romanian Greek Catholic Church .

Life

Iosif Papp-Szilágyi was an exceptional student; his bishop sent him to Vienna to study theology . On 6 August 1836, he was a deacon and on August 15 of that year by Bishop Samuil Vulcan for priests ordained. He became secretary to the bishop and director of the Diocesan Museum. On May 27, 1845 he was accepted into the cathedral chapter of Großwardein. From 1852 to 1856 he was rector of the seminary in Oradea. He was Vicar General of Bishop Vasile Erdely .

On December 4, 1862 he was elected Bishop of Oradea Mare, on March 16, 1863 by Pope Pius IX. approved. It was consecrated on May 3, 1863 in the cathedral of Blaj by Alexandru Șterca Sulutiu de Kerpenyes , the archbishop of Făgăraş and Alba Iulia . He was installed in his diocese in the cathedral of Großwardein on May 17, 1863. On June 17, 1867 he was appointed Papal Assistant to the Throne and was a participant in the 1st Vatican Council . On his return from Rome he fell seriously ill and died on August 5, 1873. He was buried in Oradea Cathedral.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Annuario Pontificio, Year 1858
  2. ^ Hierarchia Catholica Medii et Recentioris Aevi, Volume 7, Page 249
  3. ↑ Romanian Catholicism and Orthodoxy - Brief History of the Romanian Church United Ierom. Sylvester Augustinus and Fr Clemente Prunduș Plăianu, Christian Life Publishing House, Cluj-Napoca, 1994
predecessor Office successor
Vasile Erdely Bishop of Großwardein
1863–1873 		Ioan Olteanu
personal data
SURNAME Papp-Szilágyi, Iosif
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Romanian clergyman, Bishop of Oradea
DATE OF BIRTH April 10, 1813
PLACE OF BIRTH Értarcsa , Hungary
DATE OF DEATH August 5, 1873
Place of death Oradea