Greek Catholic Diocese of Cluj-Gherla

The Eparchy of Cluj- Gherla (Latin: Dioecesis Claudiopolitanus - Armenopolitanus Romenorum, rum. Eparhia de Cluj- Gherla ) is a diocese located in Romania, the Romanian Greek-Catholic church located in Cluj- Napoca. It covers the northwestern part of Transylvania.

History

Pope Pius IX. founded the bishopric Gherla, Armenopoli, Somes - Ujvár with the Apostolic Constitution Ad Apostolicam Sedem on December 19, 1853 from cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of Fagaras, which it was assumed as a suffragan.

In 1924 the headquarters of the diocese of Gherla to Cluj ( Kolozsvár ) was moved - hence the naming Diocese of Cluj- Gherla.

With the Apostolic Constitution Solemni conventione of 5 June 1930, the diocese was it from a part of its territory to the Diocese of Maramureş and adopted its present name.

Ordinaries

Bishops of Gherla, Armenopoli, Somes - Ujvár

• Ioan Alexi (November 16, 1854-1865 )
• Ioan Vancea ( September 25, 1865 - December 21, 1868), subsequently Archbishop of Alba Iulia and Fagaras
• Mihail Pavel ( December 23, 1872 - May 15, 1879), then Bishop of Oradea Mare
• Ioan Szabó (15 May 1879 - May 1911 )
• Basil Hossu (December 16, 1911 - January 13, 1916 )
• Iuliu Hossu (April 21, 1917 - June 5, 1930 )

Bishops of Cluj- Gherla

• Iuliu Hossu ( June 5, 1930 - May 28, 1970)
• Gheorghe Guţiu (14 March 1990 - 18 July 2002)
• Florentin Crihălmeanu (since 18 July 2002)

Deaneries

• Beclean ( German: Bethlen ), (Hungarian: Bethlen ( település ) )
• Bistrita ( German: Bistrita ), (Hungarian: Beszterce )
• Buciumi
• Cluj ( German: Cluj-Napoca ), (Hungarian: Kolozsvár )
• Dej ( German: Burglos or Deesch ), (Hungarian: ' Dés )
• Gherla ( German: Neuschloss / Armenian city), (Hungarian: Szamosújvár )
• Huedin ( German: Heynod ), (Hungarian: Banffyhunyad )
• Iara
• Ileanda
• Lapus
• Munţii Apuseni
• Rodna ( German: Altrodenau ), (Hungarian: Óradna )
• Someş ( German: Somes, also Samosch ), (Hungarian: Somes )