Diocese of Oradea Mare, Romania (Romanian Rite)

Continent: East Europe

Rite: Romanian (Byzantine)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Oradea Mare (română) / Nagyvárad (Magyar) / Gran Varadino (Italiano) / Magnovaradinen(sis) Romenorum (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia

Depends on: Dicastery for the Eastern Churches

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History

1777.06.23: Established as Diocese of Oradea Mare (română) / Nagyvárad (Magyar) / Gran Varadino (Italiano) / Magnovaradinen(sis) Romenorum (Latin) (from Diocese of Oradea Mare)
1823.07.03: Gained territory from Diocese of Mukacheve
1853.11.26: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Lugoj and became suffragan of Făgăraş
1912.06.08: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Hajdúdorog
1930.06.05: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Maramureş
1934.04.09: Gained territory from Diocese of Hajdúdorog

Contact Info

Address: str. Episcop Mihai Pavel, nr. 4, 410210, Oradea, BH, Romania

Phone: 0259-236492

Present Prelates

Bishop (1997.06.08 – ...):

Bishop Virgil Bercea (66)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Oradea Mare (Romanian Rite)

Bishop Virgil Bercea (66)
(1997.06.08 – ...)

Bishop of Oradea Mare of the Romanians (Romania)

Omnia in caritate

Born:	1957.12.09 (Hubic-Mures, Romania)
Ordained Priest:	1982.12.09
Consecrated Bishop:	1994.09.08

Priest of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia of the Romanians (Romania) (1982.12.09 – 1994.07.20)

Titular Bishop of Pupiana (1994.07.20 – 1996.11.06)

Auxiliary Bishop of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia of the Romanians (Romania) (1994.07.20 – 1996.11.06)

Coadjutor Bishop of Oradea Mare of the Romanians (Romania) (1996.11.06 – 1997.06.08)

Bishop of Oradea Mare of the Romanians (Romania) (1997.06.08 – ...)

Vice-President of Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Community (2012.03.22 – 2015)

Bishop Vasile Hossu
(1990.03.14 – 1997.06.08)

Born:	1919.05.17 (Romania)
Ordained Priest:	1949.02.04
Consecrated Bishop:	1990.05.27
Died:	1997.06.08 († 78)

Bishop of Oradea Mare of the Romanians (Romania) (1990.03.14 – 1997.06.08)

Bishop Iuliu Hirţea
(1952 – 1978.06.28)

Born:	1914.04.13 (Romania)
Ordained Priest:	1937.03.25
Consecrated Bishop:	1949.07.28
Died:	1978.06.28 († 64)

Auxiliary Bishop of Oradea Mare of the Romanians (Romania) (1949 – 1952)

Titular Bishop of Nebbi (1949 – 1978.06.28)

Bishop of Oradea Mare of the Romanians (Romania) (1952 – 1978.06.28)

Blessed Bishop Iuliu Hossu
(Apostolic Administrator 1941.08.29 – 1947)

Blessed Bishop Valeriu Traian Frenţiu
(1922.02.25 – 1952.07.11)

Born:	1875.04.25 (Resita, Romania)
Ordained Priest:	1898.09.21
Consecrated Bishop:	1913.01.14
Died:	1952.07.11 🩸 (Sighetu Marmației, Romania † 77)
Beatified:	2019.06.02 (Blaj, Romania)

Bishop of Lugoj of the Romanians (Romania) (1912.12.14 – 1922.02.25)

Bishop of Oradea Mare of the Romanians (Romania) (1922.02.25 – 1952.07.11)

Apostolic Administrator of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia of the Romanians (Romania) (1941 – 1947)

Bishop. Martyr.

Bishop Demetriu Radu
(1903.06.25 – 1920.12.08)

Born:	1862.10.26 (Romania)
Ordained Priest:	1885.07.26
Consecrated Bishop:	1897.05.09
Died:	1920.12.08 († 58)

Bishop of Lugoj of the Romanians (Romania) (1896.12.03 – 1903.06.25)

Bishop of Oradea Mare of the Romanians (Romania) (1903.06.25 – 1920.12.08)

Bishop Mihai Pavel
(1879.05.15 – 1902.06.01)

Born:	1827.09.06 (Romania)
Ordained Priest:	1852.03.21
Consecrated Bishop:	1873.01.29
Died:	1902.06.01 († 74)

Bishop of Gherla, Armenopoli, Szamos-Ujvár of the Romanians (Romania) (1872.12.23 – 1879.05.15)

Bishop of Oradea Mare of the Romanians (Romania) (1879.05.15 – 1902.06.01)

Bishop Ioan Olteanu
(1873.09.16 – 1877.11.29)

Born:	1839.12.25 (Romania)
Ordained Priest:	1863.04.05
Consecrated Bishop:	1870.09.18
Died:	1877.11.29 († 37)

Bishop of Lugoj of the Romanians (Romania) (1870.10.15 – 1873.09.16)

Bishop of Oradea Mare of the Romanians (Romania) (1873.09.16 – 1877.11.29)

Bishop Iosif Pop Silaghi
(1863.03.16 – 1873.08.05)

Born:	1813.04.10 (Romania)
Ordained Priest:	1836.08.15
Consecrated Bishop:	1863.05.03
Died:	1873.08.05 († 60)

Bishop of Oradea Mare of the Romanians (Romania) ([1862.11.01] 1863.03.16 – 1873.08.05)

Bishop Vasile Erdeli
(1843.01.30 – 1862.03.27)

Born:	1794.08.01
Ordained Priest:	1820.11.20
Consecrated Bishop:	1843.01.30
Died:	1862.03.27 († 67)

Bishop of Oradea Mare of the Romanians (Romania) ([1842.08.02] 1843.01.30 – 1862.03.27)

Bishop Samuil Vulcan
(1806.10.25 – 1839.12.25)

Born:	1760.10
Consecrated Bishop:	1807.06.07
Died:	1839.12.25 († 79)

Bishop of Oradea Mare of the Romanians (Romania) (1806.10.25 – 1839.12.25)

Bishop Ignatie Darabant, O.S.B.M.
(1790.02.03 – 1805)

Ordained Priest:	1765.06
Consecrated Bishop:	1790.03.13
Died:	1805.10.31

Bishop of Oradea Mare of the Romanians (Romania) ([1788.04.08] 1790.02.03 – 1805)

Bishop Moise Dragoş
(1777.07.23 – 1787.04.16)

Ordained Priest:	1751.04.28
Consecrated Bishop:	1777.11.09
Died:	1787.04.16

Bishop of Oradea Mare of the Romanians (Romania) (1777.07.23 – 1787.04.16)

Former Prelates

Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop Virgil Bercea (66) (1996.11.06 – 1997.06.08)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Iuliu Hirţea (1949 – 1952)
Auxiliary Bishop: Blessed Bishop Ioan Suciu (1940.05.25 – 1947)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Florian Stan (1922.10.03 – 1924.05.15)

Romanian Diocese of

Oradea Mare

Romania

History

Contact Info

Present Prelates

Ordinaries

Former Prelates

Special Churches

Statistics (2022.12.31)