Moise Dragoș
Moise Dragoș ( lat : Moyses Drágosi ; * August 1726 in Turda ; † April 16, 1787 in Oradea ) was Bishop of Oradea Mare (Oradea) of the Romanian Greek Catholic Church .
Life
Moise Dragoș was ordained a priest on April 26, 1751 . He was pastor and dean in Oradea . On June 23, 1777 he became the first bishop of Pope Pius VI on June 16, 1777 . canonically established diocese of Oradea. He campaigned for the restoration of the Alba Iulia metropolitan area. He died on April 16, 1787 and was buried according to the Romanian Greek Catholic rite in Oradea Cathedral.
Web links
- Moise Dragoș on the homepage of the Romanian Greek Catholic Church (Romanian)
- Entry on Moise Dragoș on catholic-hierarchy.org
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hierarchia Catholica Medii et Recentioris Aevi, Volume 6, page 272
- ↑ 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 |
|---|---|---|
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Bishop of Großwardein 1777–1787 |
Ignatie Darabant |
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| SURNAME | Dragoș, Moise |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Drágosi, Moyses |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Romanian priest, Bishop of Oradea |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 1726 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Turda |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 16, 1787 |
| Place of death | Oradea Oradea |