Romanian Catholic Eparchy of Maramureș
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The Romanian Catholic Eparchy of Maramureș 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 1927. It is a suffragan diocese of the Major Archeparchy of Făgăraș and Alba Iulia.[1] The eparchy's cathedral church is the Cathedral of the Assumption which is situated in the city of Baia Mare, Romania. The incumbent eparch is Vasile Bizău.
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Eparchy of Maramureş Dioecesis Maramuresensis Eparhia de Maramureș | |
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Location | |
Country | Romania |
Ecclesiastical province | Făgăraş and Alba Iulia |
Metropolitan | Major Archeparchy of Făgăraş and Alba Iulia |
Population - Catholics | (as of 2013) 53,250 |
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Sui iuris church | Romanian Greek Catholic Church |
Rite | Byzantine |
Established | 5 June 1930 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Assumption in Baia Mare |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Major Archbishop | Lucian Mureșan |
Bishop | Vasile Bizău |
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