Romanian Catholic Eparchy of Oradea Mare


The Romanian Catholic Eparchy of Oradea Mare is an eparchy of the Romanian [Greek Catholic Church] which is an Eastern Catholic Catholic [particular churches and liturgical rites|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 services. It was founded in 1777. It is a suffragan diocese of the Major Archeparchy of Făgăraș and Alba Iulia. 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.

History

When it was founded in 1777, followers of the Greek Rite having been up to that time under the jurisdiction of the Latin bishop. Originally the see was a suffragan of Esztergom ; when, however, in 1853 the Greek Catholic Diocese of Făgăraș and Alba Iulia became the Archdiocese of Făgăraș and Alba Iulia, the diocese of Oradea Mare was transferred to its jurisdiction. The see is divided into six archidiaconates and 19 vice-archidiaconates.

List of Eparchs

The list of the eparch of the Greek Catholic Diocese of Oradea Mare is: