Demetriu Radu
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| Born | 26 October 1862 Tâmpăhaza, present Rădeşti, Romania |
| Died | 8 December 1920 Bucharest, Romania |
| Nationality | Romanian |
| Denomination | Romanian Church United with Rome, Greek Catholic |
| Occupation | Catholic bishop |
Demetriu Radu (26 October 1861 – 8 December 1920) was between 1897 and 1903 Greek Catholic bishop of Lugoj, and during 1903 to 1920 Greek Catholic Bishop of Oradea Mare.
Demetriu Radu was born of peasant parents in Tâmpăhaza (present-day Rădești, Alba County), which was part of then Alsó-Fehér County south of Aiud.
He was educated by Franciscans in Aiud and in high school in Blaj. In 1879 Radu was sent to Rome to study at St. Athanasius Institute and the College of Propaganda Fide. In Rome he studied for six years at the end of which he obtained his Ph.D. in theology.
In 1885 he was ordained priest in Rome. After ordination Radu went to Bucharest as a parish priest of the Romanian Church United with Rome, Greek Catholic. In Bucharest he was appointed by the Archbishop Paul Joseph Palma professor of the Theological Seminary, then director of the Archdiocesan Seminary in Bucharest, which was recently created, and general economic.
On two occasions, being known and appreciated by the ruling circles of the Kingdom of Romania, Radu was sent by the then Prime Minister Ion C. Brătianu and King Carol I of Romania, to the Vatican in order to build bridges to solutionate divergences arose concerning Kingdom of Romania and Holy See.
On May 9, 1897 Demetriu Radu was consecrated bishop by Archbishop Victor Mihaly de Apșa of the Holy Trinity Cathedral, Blaj. During the period from 1897 to 1903, Demetriu Radu was bishop of Lugoj, where he had a special concern for students.
In 1901 Bishop Demetriu Radu ordered and supported restoration of Prislop Monastery of current Hunedoara County, became a place of pilgrimage for the faithful.
In Oradea, Radu rebuilt in 1905 the bishop's palace, the designs were produced by architect C. Rimanoczy Jr., has recovered ranges from Beiuş house from Holod and established residence at Stana de Vale.
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