Vasile Cristea
Vasile Cristea AA (born February 24, 1906 in Mikefalva , † January 17, 2000 in Rome ) was the Apostolic Visitator of the Romanians of the Byzantine Rite in Europe .
Life
Vasile Cristea joined the Order of Assumptionists and was ordained a priest on March 27, 1932 . John XXIII appointed him on July 2, 1960 appointed Apostolic Visitor of the Romanians of the Byzantine Rite in Europe and Titular Bishop of Lebedus .
He was ordained episcopate on September 8th of the same year by the Bishop of Lungro , Giovanni Mele ; Co- consecrators were Giuseppe Perniciaro , Auxiliary Bishop in Piana dei Greci , and Plato Wolodyslaw Kornyljak , Apostolic Exarch for Catholic Ukrainians of the Byzantine Rite in Germany and Scandinavia .
He attended all the sessions of the Second Vatican Council . On October 10, 1987, he resigned from his position.
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| SURNAME | Cristea, Vasile |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Apostolic visitor to the Romanians of the Byzantine Rite in Europe |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 24, 1906 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mikefalva |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 17, 2000 |
| Place of death | Rome |