Alexandru Dobra (15 February 1794 – 13 April 1870) was a Romanian Greek Catholic hierarch. He was the first bishop of the new created Romanian Catholic Eparchy of Lugoj from 1854 to 1870. Born in Șopteriu, Bistrița-Năsăud, Habsburg monarchy (present day –

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and ...

) in 1794, he was

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on 1 November 1818. He was confirmed the Bishop by the

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on 16 November 1854. He was consecrated to the

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on 28 October 1855. The principal

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was Archbishop Alexandru Sterca-Șuluțiu, the co-consecrators were Bishop

Vasile Erdeli Vasile Erdeli (August 1, 1794 – March 17, 1862), also known as the Vasile Erdeli-Ardeleanu, was a Romanian bishop of the Diocese of Oradea Mare, between 1843 and 1862. Origins and education Vasile Erdeli was born in Makó, Csanád County, Ki ...

and Bishop Angelo Parsi. He died in

Lugoj Lugoj (; hu, Lugos; german: Lugosch; sr, Лугош, Lugoš; bg, Лугож; tr, Logoş) is a city in Timiș County, Romania. The Timiș River divides the city into two halves, the so-called "Romanian Lugoj" that spreads on the right bank and t ...

(present day –

) on 13 April 1870.

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1794 births 1870 deaths People from Bistrița-Năsăud County 19th-century Eastern Catholic bishops Romanian Greek-Catholic bishops {{RC-bishop-stub