List of the secret bishops of the Roman Catholic Church in Romania
After the entry into force of the Constitution of the People's Republic of Romania on 13 April 1948, the break with Rome , until the fall of Nicolae Ceausescu on 22 December 1989 the following were priests to bishops dedicated to the Roman Catholic Church, initially without this being made public.
| Surname | image | Born | function | consecration | Consecrator | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ioan Maria Duma ( OFMCov ) | November 5, 1896 |
Titular Bishop of Iuliopolis (Pope Pius XII. November 16, 1948) |
November 30, 1948 | Gerald Patrick O'Hara , Official of the Apostolic Nunciature in Romania | July 16, 1981 | |
| Adalbert Boros (Bela Boros) | September 20, 1908 | Titular Bishop of Ressiana (Pope Pius XII November 1948) |
December 12, 1948 | Gerald Patrick O'Hara, Official of the Apostolic Nunciature in Romania | June 6, 2003 | |
| Imre Alfréd Erőss | July 7, 1909 | Auxiliary Bishop in the Diocese of Alba Iulia and titular bishop | February 2, 1949 | Gerald Patrick O'Hara, Official of the Apostolic Nunciature in Romania | July 31, 1950 | |
| Blessed Szilárd Ignác Bogdánffy |
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February 21, 1911 | Auxiliary Bishop of Oradea Mare (beatified by Pope John Paul II on October 30, 2010) |
February 14, 1949 | Gerald Patrick O'Hara, Official of the Apostolic Nunciature in Romania | 3rd October 1953 |
| Joseph Schubert |
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July 6, 1890 |
Apostolic Administrator of Bucharest and Titular Bishop of Ceramussa (Pope Pius XII June 1950) |
June 30, 1950 | Gerald Patrick O'Hara, Official of the Apostolic Nunciature in Romania | 4th April 1969 |
| Győző Simon Macalik | March 1, 1890 |
Auxiliary Bishop in the Diocese of Alba Iulia and Titular Bishop of Azotus (Pope Benedict XVI. January 26, 2012) |
June 30, 1950 | Alexandru Theodor Cisar Archbishop of Bucharest | 19th August 1953 |
Individual evidence
- ^ Romania. The Apostolic Succession ( Memento of the original of September 18, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. .
- ↑ CB, Jan 26, 2012
