Lucian Mureșan
| His Eminent Beatitude Lucian Mureșan | |
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| Cardinal, Major Archbishop of Făgăraș-Alba Iulia | |
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| Church | Romanian Church United with Rome, Greek-Catholic |
| Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Făgăraș and Alba Iulia (Romanian) |
| Appointed | 16 December 2005 |
| Installed | 30 April 2006 |
| Predecessor | Alexandru Todea |
| Other posts |
Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Atanasio Chairman of the Romanian Episcopal Conference |
| Orders | |
| Ordination |
19 December 1964 by Ioan Dragomir |
| Consecration |
27 May 1990 by Alexandru Todea |
| Created Cardinal |
18 February 2012 by Benedict XVI |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Lucian Mureșan |
| Born |
23 May 1930 Firiza, Romania |
| Nationality | Romanian |
| Denomination | Romanian Greek-Catholic |
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Lucian Mureșan (born 23 May 1930) is the first and current Major Archbishop of the Greek Catholic Archdiocese of Făgăraș and Alba Iulia and a cardinal of the Catholic Church. As Major Archbishop of Făgăraș and Alba Iulia (resident in Blaj), he is the head of the Romanian Church United with Rome, Greek-Catholic.[1]
| Styles of Lucian Mureșan | |
|---|---|
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
Lucian Mureșan was born in the village of Firiza (now the Ferneziu district of Baia Mare), Romania, the tenth of Peter and Maria Mureșan's twelve children. He attended primary school in Firiza and secondary school in Baia Mare. For a long time, he was forced to put on hold his call to becoming a Catholic priest, because the Romanian Church United with Rome had been outlawed in 1948.
Pope Benedict XVI created him a Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Atanasio in a consistory on 18 February 2012. As he was already older than 80 at the time of his creation, he has no right to vote in a papal conclave.
References
- ↑ Cheney, David (December 2007). "Archbishop Lucian Mureșan". Făgăraș și Alba Iulia, Romanian: Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lucian Mureșan. |
- "Lucian Cardinal Mureşan". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
| Catholic Church titles | ||
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| Preceded by Lucian Mureșan as Ordinarius |
Bishop of Maramureș 27 May 1990 - 4 July 1994 |
Succeeded by Ioan Șișeștean |
| Preceded by Alexandru Todea |
Archbishop of Făgăraș and Alba Iulia 4 July 1994 - 16 December 2005 |
Major Archbishop of Făgăraș and Alba Iulia |
| New title | Major Archbishop of Făgăraș and Alba Iulia 16 December 2005 - present |
Incumbent |