The Archeparchy of Făgăraș and Alba Iulia, ( la, Archidioecesis Fagarasiensis et Albae Iuliensis Romenorum) in

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''Arhieparhia de Făgăraș și Alba Iulia'', is the only

archeparchy Eparchy ( gr, ἐπαρχία, la, eparchía / ''overlordship'') is an ecclesiastical unit in Eastern Christianity, that is equivalent to a diocese in Western Christianity. Eparchy is governed by an ''eparch'', who is a bishop. Depending on t ...

of the

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(Romanian Greek-Catholic Church). Its

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, who holds the rank of

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, is the head of the Greek Catholic (also known as Byzantine Rite) Church in Romania. The title of "Major Archbishop" is one of only four such posts in the world. The

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dioceses in Romania are: ( Cluj–Gherla,

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, Oradea Mare, Saint Basil the Great of Bucharest). Only the diocese in America, the

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, is exempt. The Eparchy of St. George takes part in the Church's

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. The

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church of the archeparchy is the

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(''Catedrala Mitropolitană Greco-Catolică Sfânta Treime''). On 18 May 1721 it was established as the Metropolitan Archeparchy of

Făgăraș Făgăraș (; german: Fogarasch, Fugreschmarkt, hu, Fogaras) is a municipiu, city in central Romania, located in Brașov County. It lies on the Olt (river), Olt River and has a population of 28,330 as of 2011. It is situated in the historical regi ...

( la, Archidioecesis Fagarasiensis Romenorum). On 16 November 1854 it was renamed Metropolitan Archeparchy of Făgăraș and

Alba Iulia Alba Iulia (; german: Karlsburg or ''Carlsburg'', formerly ''Weißenburg''; hu, Gyulafehérvár; la, Apulum) is a city that serves as the seat of Alba County in the west-central part of Romania. Located on the Mureș River in the historical ...

(''Fagarasien(sis) et Albae Iulien(sis) Romenorum'' in Latin). On 16 December 2005 it was promoted to Major Archeparchy of Făgăraș and Alba Iulia.

External links

GCatholic.org information on the Major Archdiocese

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