List of the bishops of Oradea

The following people were or are bishops or auxiliary bishops of the Romanian Greek Catholic Church of Oradea Mare (Großwardein) based in Oradea ( German : Großwardein ):

No.	bishop	from	to	description
01	Moise Dragoș	1777	1787	* August 1726 in Torda , ordained a priest on April 28, 1751 , appointed Bishop of Oradea on June 23, 1777, ordained bishop on April 16, 1787
02	Ignatie Darabant OSBM	1789	1805	* October 1738 in Vicea , ordained a priest in June 1765, appointed Bishop of Oradea on March 30, 1789, † October 31, 1805
03	Samuil Vulcan	1806	1839	* October 1760 in Blaj , (Romania), ordained a priest in 1784, appointed Bishop of Oradea on September 12, 1806, confirmed on March 23, 1807, consecrated on June 7, 1807, † December 25, 1839
04	Vasile Erdely	1842	1862	* August 1, 1794 in Makó , ordained a priest on November 12, 1820, appointed Bishop of Oradea on August 2, 1842, consecrated on June 11, 1843, † March 27, 1862
05	Iosif Papp-Szilágyi	1862	1873	* April 10, 1813 in Értarcsa , ordained a priest on August 15, 1836, appointed Bishop of Oradea on December 4, 1862, confirmed on March 16, 1863, consecrated on May 30, 1863, † August 5, 1873
06	Ioan Olteanu	1873	1877	* December 14, 1839 in Sântesci , ordained a priest on April 5, 1863, appointed Bishop of Lugoj on November 29, 1870 , consecrated September 18, 1870, appointed Bishop of Oradea Mare on December 16, 1873, on November 22, 1870. Confirmed by the Pope on December 31, 1873, installation on January 24, 1874, † November 29, 1877
07	Mihail Pavel	1879	1902	* September 6, 1827 in Lénárdfalva , ordained a priest on March 21, 1852, elected Bishop of Lugoj on September 11, 1872, confirmed by the Pope on December 23, 1872, consecrated on January 26, 1873, January 29, 1879 to Bishop of Oradea Mare elected, confirmed March 16, 1863, installation June 8, 1879, † June 1, 1902
08	Demetriu Radu	1903	1920	* October 26, 1861 in Tompaháza , ordained a priest on July 26, 1885, elected Bishop of Lugoj on November 22, 1896, confirmed by the Pope on December 3, 1896, consecrated on May 9, 1897, bishop on June 25, 1903 by Oradea Mare, installation on August 16, 1903, † December 9, 1920
09	Valeriu Traian Frențiu	1922	1952	* August 25, 1875 in Reșița , ordained a priest on September 28, 1898, appointed Bishop of Lugoj on December 14, 1912, ordained bishop on January 14, 1913, appointed Bishop of Oradea Mare on February 25, 1922, † July 11, 1952
10	Vasile Hossu	1990	1997	* May 17, 1919 in Carei , ordained a priest on February 4, 1949, appointed Bishop of Oradea Mare on May 14, 1990, † June 18, 1997
11	Virgil Bercea	1997		* December 9, 1957 in Hubic , ordained a priest on December 9, 1982, appointed auxiliary bishop in Făgăraș and Alba Iulia on July 20, 1994 and at the same time titular bishop of Pupiana , since June 8, 1997 Bishop of Oradea Mare

No.	Auxiliary bishop	from	to	description
01	Florian Stan	1922	1924	* May 17, 1857 in Jegariste , on December 19, 1922 appointed auxiliary bishop in Oradea Mare and at the same time titular bishop of Axiopolis and consecrated bishop by Valeriu Traian Frentiu, the bishop of Oradea Mare, † May 15, 1924
03	Ioan Suciu	1940	1942	* December 4, 1907 in Blaj , ordained a priest on November 29, 1931, appointed auxiliary bishop in Oradea Mare on May 25, 1940 and at the same time titular bishop of Moglaena , ordained bishop on July 22, 1940 by Valeriu Traian Frentiu, the bishop von Oradea Mare, appointed Apostolic Administrator of Făgăraș and Alba Iulia in 1942, † June 27, 1953
03	Iuliu Hirțea	1949	1978	* April 13, 1914 in Vintirea , ordained a priest on March 25, 1937, in 1949 appointed auxiliary bishop in Oradea Mare and at the same time titular bishop of Nebbi , ordained bishop on July 28, 1949, administrator of the diocese from 1949 to 1978, † 28 June 1978

List of the bishops of Oradea

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