Lucian Mureșan
Lucian Mureșan | |
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| Major Archbishop of Făgăraş-Alba Iulia | |
| Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Făgăraş and Alba Iulia (Romanian) |
| Appointed | 16 December 2005 |
| Installed | 30 April 2006 |
| Predecessor | Alexandru Todea |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Atanasio |
| Previous post(s) |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | 19 December 1964 |
| Consecration | 27 May 1990 by Alexandru Todea |
| Created cardinal | 18 February 2012 |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lucian Mureșan 23 May 1931 Firiza, Romania |
| Nationality | Romanian |
| Denomination | Romanian Greek-Catholic |
Lucian Mureșan (born on 23 May 1931) is the first and current Major Archbishop of the Greek Catholic Archdiocese of Făgăraş and Alba Iulia and a cardinal of the Catholic Church. As Major Archbishop of Făgăraş 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 |
| See | Greek Catholic Archdiocese of Făgăraş and Alba Iulia |
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 (2007). "Archbishop Lucian Mureșan". Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia, Romanian: Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
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