Romanian Catholic Eparchy of Oradea Mare explained

Jurisdiction:Eparchy
Oradea Mare (Gran Varadino)
Latin:Dioecesis Magnovaradinensis Romenorum
Local:Episcopia de Oradea Mare
Country:Romania
Province:Făgăraş and Alba Iulia
Metropolitan:Major Archeparchy of Făgăraș and Alba Iulia
Population As Of:2013
Catholics:87,000
Sui Iuris Church:Romanian Greek Catholic Church
Rite:Byzantine
Established:23 June 1777
Cathedral:Cathedral of St Nicholas, Oradea
Major Archbishop:Lucian Mureșan
Bishop:Virgil Bercea
Bishop Title:Bishop
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Archdeacon:for one-->
Map:Romanian Greek-Catholic (Uniate) Church map.svg
Map Size:250px
Website:Website

The Romanian Catholic Eparchy of Oradea Mare is an eparchy (equivalent to a diocese in the Latin Church) of the Romanian Greek Catholic Church which is an Eastern Catholic particular church of the Catholic Church that is in full communion with the Holy See. Its uses the Byzantine Rite in the Romanian language in its liturgical services. It was founded in 1777. It is a suffragan diocese of the Major Archeparchy of Făgăraș and Alba Iulia.[1] The eparchy's cathedral church is the Cathedral of Saint Nicholas which is situated in the city of Oradea, Romania. The incumbent eparch is Virgil Bercea.

History

When it was founded in 1777, followers of the Greek Rite having been up to that time under the jurisdiction of the Latin bishop. Originally the see was a suffragan of Esztergom (Gran); when, however, in 1853 the Greek Catholic Diocese of Făgăraș and Alba Iulia became the Archdiocese of Făgăraș and Alba Iulia, the diocese of Oradea Mare was transferred to its jurisdiction.[2] The see is divided into six archidiaconates and 19 vice-archidiaconates.

List of Eparchs

The list of the eparch (bishops) of the Greek Catholic Diocese of Oradea Mare is:[2]

See also

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dburo.html Catholic Hierarchy page
  2. Web site: Istoric . Episcopia Greco-Catolică Oradea . 7 April 2011.