Greek Catholic Diocese of Oradea Mare
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Diocese of Oradea Mare (Gran Varadino) Dioecesis Magnovaradinensis Romenorum Episcopia de Oradea Mare |
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The Cathedral of Saint Nicholas in Oradea
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| Location | |
| Country | Romania |
| Ecclesiastical province | Făgăraş and Alba Iulia |
| Metropolitan | Greek Catholic Archdiocese of Făgăraș and Alba Iulia |
| Population - Catholics |
(as of 2013) 87,000 |
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| Denomination | Romanian Greek Catholic Church |
| Rite | Byzantine Rite |
| Established | 23 June 1777 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St Nicholas, Oradea |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Major Archbishop | Lucian Mureșan |
| Bishop | Virgil Bercea |
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_Church_map.svg) Church administrative divisions |
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| Website | |
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The Greek Catholic diocese of Oradea Mare is the Eparchy of the Romanian Greek Catholic Church for the area of Oradea.
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 (Gran); 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.
The list of the eparch (bishops) of the Greek Catholic Diocese of Oradea Mare is:
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