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Ioan Șișeștean
Ioan Șișeștean (11 June 1936 – 12 April 2011) was a Romanian prelate of the Greek Catholic Church who was the bishop of the Greek Catholic Diocese of Maramureș in Romania from 1994 until his death. Biography He was born on 11 June 1936 in Șișești, Maramureș County, the eldest son of eight children born into a peasant family. He attended primary school in his home town and the "Gheorghe Şincai" Theoretical High School in Baia Mare. He worked briefly as a substitute teacher and then as a laboratory technician in a factory in Baia Mare. He studied theology clandestinely and was secretly ordained a priest on 13 March 1972 by Bishop Ioan Dragomir. He taught dogmatic theology at the Greek-Catholic Theological Institute in Baia Mare when it reopened. Bishop Lucian Muresan named him Vicar of Maramures early in 1994 and the named to replace Muresan as bishop on 4 July 1994. He received his episcopal consecration on 11 September 1994 from Bishop Lucian Mureșan, assisted by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greek Catholic Diocese Of Maramureș
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Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to the east, and the Black Sea to the southeast. It has a mainly continental climate, and an area of with a population of 19 million people. Romania is the List of European countries by area, twelfth-largest country in Europe and the List of European Union member states by population, sixth-most populous member state of the European Union. Europe's second-longest river, the Danube, empties into the Danube Delta in the southeast of the country. The Carpathian Mountains cross Romania from the north to the southwest and include Moldoveanu Peak, at an altitude of . Bucharest is the country's Bucharest metropolitan area, largest urban area and Economy of Romania, financial centre. Other major urban centers, urban areas include Cluj-Napoca, Timiș ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Șișești, Maramureș
Șișești () is a Commune in Romania, commune in Maramureș County, Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Bontăieni (''Pusztatelek''), Cetățele (''Györkefalva''), Dănești (''Bajfalu''), Negreia (''Nyegrefalva''), Plopiș (''Nyárfás''), Șișești, and Șurdești (''Dióshalom''). The commune is located in the central part of Maramureș County, just south of Baia Sprie and east of the county seat, Baia Mare. Demographics In 2002, the commune had a population of 5,479, of whom 99.6% were ethnic Romanians. 55.3% were Romanian Orthodox Church, Romanian Orthodox, 40.7% were Romanian Greek Catholic Church, Greek-Catholic, and 2.5% were Pentecostal Union of Romania, Pentecostal. At the 2011 Romanian census, 2011 census, the population had decreased to 5,289, while at the 2021 Romanian census, 2021 census, there were 5,556 inhabitants. Politics Șișești is administrated by a Local Council formed by 15 councilors. The mayor is Ioan Mircea Tentiș, from National Liberal Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maramureș County
Maramureș County () is a county (județ) in Romania, in the Maramureș region. The county seat is Baia Mare. Name In Hungarian language, Hungarian it is known as ''Máramaros megye'', in Ukrainian language, Ukrainian as Мараморо́щина, in German language, German as ''Kreis Marmarosch'', and in Yiddish as מאַרמאַראָש. Geography Maramureș County is situated in the northern part of Romania, in the Historical regions of Romania, historical region of Transylvania, and has a border with Ukraine. This county has a total area of , of which 43% is covered by the Rodna Mountains, with its tallest peak, , at altitude. Together with the Gutin Mountains, Gutâi and Țibleș Mountains, Țibleș mountain ranges, the Rodna mountains are part of the Eastern Carpathians. The rest of the county are hills, plateaus, and valleys. The county is crossed by Tisza, Tisa River and its main tributaries: the Iza (river), Iza, Vișeu, and Mara (Iza), Mara rivers. Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ioan Dragomir
Ioan Dragomir (11 October 1905 – 25 April 1985) was a Romanian bishop of the Greek-Catholic Church. Born into a peasant family in Ariniș, Maramureș County, he attended high school in Zalău and at the Gheorghe Șincai High School in Baia Mare. Dragomir then studied theology in Gherla, remaining there several years as a teacher. After his ordination, he was a parish priest from 1932 to 1934 in Coștiui, Hoteni, and Ocna Șugatag. He left to study theology at Strasbourg but returned early due to ill health. After recovering, Dragomir finished his studies in Rome, becoming a doctor of theology. He was named archpriest of Satu Mare and also canon at the Baia Mare Cathedral. Despite experiencing persecution, Dragomir led an active religious life during the period after Northern Transylvania was ceded to Hungary in 1940. Following the area's return to Romania in 1944, he helped reopen Romanian schools and set up curricula. In 1948, the new Communist regime outlawed Dragomir's c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucian Mureșan
Lucian Mureșan (born 23 May 1931) is a Romanian prelate of the Romanian Greek Catholic Church who has been the first Major Archbishop of the Romanian Greek Catholic Major Archeparchy of Făgăraș and Alba Iulia, Greek Catholic Archdiocese of Făgăraș and Alba Iulia since 2005. He was archbishop there from 1994 to 2005 and bishop of Maramureș from 1990 to 1994. He has been a Cardinal (Catholic Church), cardinal of the Catholic Church since 2012. As Major Archbishop of Făgăraș and Alba Iulia he is based in Blaj and is the head of the Romanian Greek Catholic Church. Biography Early life Lucian Mureșan was born on 23 May 1931 in the village of Firiza (now the Ferneziu district of Baia Mare), in the Kingdom of Romania. He was the tenth of Peter and Maria (Breban) Mureșan's twelve children. He attended primary school in Firiza from 1938 to 1944 and secondary school in Baia Mare at the Gheorghe Șincai National College (Baia Mare), Gheorghe Șincai High School from 1944 to 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baia Sprie
Baia Sprie (; , ) is a town in Maramureș County, northern Romania. Baia Sprie is situated at a distance of from Baia Mare and belongs to the Baia Mare metropolitan area. The town administers three villages: Chiuzbaia (''Kisbánya''), Satu Nou de Sus (''Felsőújfalu''), and Tăuții de Sus (''Giródtótfalu''). Neighbouring communities are the city of Baia Mare and the communes Groși, Dumbrăvița, Șisești, and Desești. The town was one of the most important mining centers in north-western Romania, exploitation of gold and silver being mentioned in documents written in the Middle Ages, during the time when the Saxons colonized the region. However, recent administrative changes and restructuring of the Romanian mining industry brought this activity to an almost complete halt. History The first written mention of the settlement dates back to 1329 as "''Civitas in medio monte''", in 1406 as "civitas ''Medii Montis''", in 1390, 1452, 1455 as "civitas ''Felsevbanya''", and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1936 Births
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2011 Deaths
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Romanian Greek-Catholic Bishops
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