The Romanian Greek Catholic Eparchy of Cluj-Gherla is an eparchy of the

Byzantine Rite The Byzantine Rite, also known as the Greek Rite or the Rite of Constantinople, identifies the wide range of cultural, liturgical, and canonical practices that developed in the Eastern Christianity, Eastern Christian Church of Constantinople. Th ...

of the

Romanian Greek Catholic Church The Romanian Greek Catholic Church or Romanian Church United with Rome, Greek-Catholic ( la, Ecclesia Graeco-Catholica Romaniae; ro, Biserica Română Unită cu Roma, Greco-Catolică), sometimes called, in reference to its Byzantine Rite, the ...

. It is a

suffragan A suffragan bishop is a type of bishop in some Christian denominations. In the Anglican Communion, a suffragan bishop is a bishop who is subordinate to a metropolitan bishop or diocesan bishop (bishop ordinary) and so is not normally jurisdictiona ...

of the Romanian Greek Catholic Major Archeparchy of Făgăraș and Alba Iulia.''Catholic Hierarchy'' page
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Eparchs

Ioan Alexi Ioan Alexi (24 June 1800 – 29 June 1863) was a Romanian Greek Catholic hierarch. He was the first bishop of the new created Romanian Catholic Eparchy of Cluj-Gherla, Romanian Catholic Eparchy of Gherla, Armenopoli, Szamos-Ujvár from 1854 to 186 ...

(16 Nov 1854 Confirmed – 29 Jun 1863 Died) *

Ioan Vancea Ioan Vancea ( hu, Vancsa János; May 18, 1820—July 31, 1892) was an Austro-Hungarian ethnic Romanian bishop of the Greek-Catholic Church. Born to noble parents in Văşad, Bihor County, he was ordained a priest in 1845 following studies i ...

(25 Sep 1865 Appointed – 21 Dec 1868 Appointed, Archbishop of Fagaras e Alba Iulia (Romanian)) * Mihail Pavel (23 Dec 1872 Appointed – 15 May 1879 Appointed, Bishop of Oradea Mare (Romanian) * Ioan Sabo (15 May 1879 Appointed – May 1911 Died) * Vasile Hossu (16 Dec 1911 Appointed – 13 Jan 1916 Died) *

Iuliu Hossu Iuliu Hossu (30 January 1885 – 28 May 1970) was a Romanian Greek-Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Cluj-Gherla. Pope Paul VI elevated Hossu to the rank of cardinal '' in pectore'', that is, secretly, in 1969 but did not publish hi ...

(21 Apr 1917 Appointed – 28 May 1970 Died) (Cardinal in pectore, 1969) *

George Guțiu George Guțiu (March 30, 1924 – May 8, 2011) was a bishop of the Romanian Greek-Catholic Church. Ordained to the priesthood in 1948, Guțiu was appointed bishop of the Greek Catholic Diocese of Cluj-Gherla The Romanian Greek Catholic Epar ...

(14 Mar 1990 Appointed – 18 Jul 2002 Retired) * Florentin Crihălmeanu (18 Jul 2002 Succeeded – 12 Jan 2021 Died) *

Claudiu-Lucian Pop Bishop Claudiu-Lucian Pop (born 22 July 1972 in Pișcolt, Satu Mare County, Romania) is a Romanian Greek Catholic Church, Romanian Greek Catholic hierarch as the Romanian Catholic Eparchy of Cluj-Gherla, Eparchial Bishop of Cluj-Gherla since 14 Apr ...

(since 14 Apr 2021)

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Greek Catholic Diocese Of Cluj-Gherla Cluj-Gherla Romanian Greek Catholic Church dioceses Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 19th century Religious organizations established in 1854 1854 establishments in the Austrian Empire Gherla