Romanian Catholic Eparchy of Oradea Mare
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The Romanian Catholic Eparchy of Oradea Mare is an eparchy (equivalent to a diocese in the Latin Church) of the Romanian Greek Catholic Church which is an Eastern Catholic particular church of the Catholic Church that is in full communion with the Holy See. Its uses the Byzantine Rite in the Romanian language in its liturgical serrvices. It was founded in 1777. It is a suffragan diocese of the Major Archeparchy of Făgăraș and Alba Iulia.[1] The eparchy's cathedral church is the Cathedral of Saint Nicholas which is situated in the city of Oradea, Romania. The incumbent eparch is Virgil Bercea.
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Eparchy of Oradea Mare (Gran Varadino) Dioecesis Magnovaradinensis Romenorum Episcopia de Oradea Mare | |
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Country | Romania |
Ecclesiastical province | Făgăraş and Alba Iulia |
Metropolitan | Major Archeparchy of Făgăraș and Alba Iulia |
Population - Catholics | (as of 2013) 87,000 |
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Sui iuris church | Romanian Greek Catholic Church |
Rite | Byzantine |
Established | 23 June 1777 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St Nicholas, Oradea |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Major Archbishop | Lucian Mureșan |
Bishop | Virgil Bercea |
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