Lucian Mureșan
Lucian Cardinal Mureşan (born May 23, 1931 in Firiza , today part of Baia Mare , Maramureş district ) is a Romanian major archbishop and thus the head of the Romanian Greek Catholic Church united with Rome .
Life
Lucian Mureșan was born on May 23, 1931, the tenth of twelve children of his parents Petru and Maria and was ordained a priest on December 19, 1964 for the Diocese of Maramureș . Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Maramureș in 1990 . The episcopal ordination on May 27, 1990 donated him the then archbishop of Făgăraş and Alba Iulia and later cardinal, Alexandru Todea ; Co- consecrators were the Bishop of Lugoj , Ioan Ploscaru , and the emeritus Nuncio in Germany and later cardinal, Guido Del Mestri . In 1994 he was appointed Archbishop and Metropolitan of Alba Iulia and Făgăraş. On August 27, 1994, it was installed in Blaj Cathedral . As a metropolitan, he received the pallium from Pope John Paul II .
On December 16, 2005, he was welcomed by Pope Benedict XVI. appointed first major archbishop of the Romanian Catholic Church.
In the solemn consistory of February 18, 2012, Benedict XVI took him. as cardinal priest with the titular church Sant'Atanasio (Sant'Atanasio dei Greci) in the cardinals college.
He is President of the Romanian Bishops' Conference and President of the Council of the Romanian Church in Romania.
Memberships
Cardinal Mureșan is a member of the following units of the Roman Curia :
- Congregation for the Oriental Churches (since 2003, confirmed in 2012)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ David Cheney: Archbishop Lucian Mureşan . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. December 2007. Retrieved February 28, 2011.
- ↑ Elevazione della Chiesa Cattolica Romena Greco-al Grado di Chiesa Arcivescovile Maggiore e nouns dell'Arcivescovo Maggiore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , December 16, 2005, accessed May 26, 2016 (Italian).
- ^ Nomina nella Congregazione per le Chiese Orientali. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, June 28, 2003, accessed May 26, 2016 (Italian).
- ^ Nomina di Cardinali Membri dei Dicasteri e degli Organismi della Curia Romana. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, April 21, 2012, accessed May 26, 2016 (Italian).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandru Rusu |
Bishop of Maramureș 1990–1994 |
Ioan Șișeștean |
| Alexandru Todea |
Archbishop of Făgăraș and Alba Iulia 1994-2005 |
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Grand Archbishop of Făgăraș and Alba Iulia since 2005 |
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mureșan, Lucian |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mureșan, Cardinal Lucian (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Romanian major archbishop and head of the Romanian Catholic Church |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 23, 1931 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Firiza , now part of Baia Mare, Maramureș County |