Romanian Greek Catholic Major Archeparchy of Făgăraș and Alba Iulia
Archdiocese of Făgăraș și Alba Iulia Archidioecesis Fagarasiensis et Albae Iuliensis Romenorum Arhieparhia de Făgăraș și Alba Iulia | |
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 Sfânta Treime Romanian Catholic Metropolitan Cathedral | |
| Location | |
| Country | Romania |
| Population - Catholics | (as of 2013) 216,000 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Romanian Catholic Church of the Byzantine Tradition |
| Sui iuris church | Romanian Greek Catholic Church |
| Rite | Byzantine Rite |
| Established | 18 May 1721 (As Diocese of Făgăraș) 16 November 1854 (As Archdiocese of Făgăraș și Alba Iulia) |
| Cathedral | Holy Trinity Metropolitan Cathedral |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Major Archbishop | Cardinal Lucian Mureșan |
| Suffragans | Greek Catholic Diocese of Cluj-Gherla, Greek Catholic Diocese of Lugoj, Greek Catholic Diocese of Maramureș, Greek Catholic Diocese of Oradea Mare |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Claudiu-Lucian Pop |
| Map | |
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The Archdiocese of Făgăraș and Alba Iulia, (Template:Lang-la) in Romanian Arhieparhia de Făgăraș și Alba Iulia, is the only archdiocese of the Romanian Church United with Rome (Romanian Greek-Catholic Church). Its Metropolitan, who holds the rank of Major Archbishop (one of only four such posts in the world), is the head (in rank just below a Patriarch) of the whole Greek-Catholic Church of Romania, where all other dioceses (Cluj–Gherla, Lugoj, Maramureș, Oradea Mare, Saint Basil the Great of Bucharest) are his suffragans; only the diocese in America, the Eparchy of St. George is exempt. The Eparchy of St. George does take part in the Synod.
Its cathedral is the Holy Trinity Metropolitan Cathedral (Catedrala Mitropolitană Greco-Catolică Sfânta Treime) in Blaj.
On May 18, 1721, it was established as the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Făgăraș (Template:Lang-la). On November 16, 1854, it was renamed Metropolitan Archdiocese of Făgăraș and Alba Iulia (Fagarasien(sis) et Albae Iulien(sis) Romenorum in Latin). On December 16, 2005 it was promoted to Major Archdiocese of Făgăraș and Alba Iulia.
See also
External links
- GCatholic.org information on the Major Archdiocese
- Religious Leaders data per April 2006