Recent Events

Bishop Florentin Crihălmeanu, Bishop of Cluj–Gherla of the Romanians (Romania), passed away at 61

Archbishop György-Miklós Jakubínyi resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Romania of the Armenians (Romania)

Archbishop Gergely Kovács, Archbishop of Alba Iulia (Romania), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Romania of the Armenians (Romania)

Fr. László Kerekes was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Tharros and Auxiliary Bishop of Alba Iulia (Romania)

Fr. Călin Ioan Bot was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Abrittum and Auxiliary Bishop of Lugoj of the Romanians (Romania)

Fr. Cristian Dumitru Crişan was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Abula, Auxiliary Bishop of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia of the Romanians (Romania) and Apostolic Visitator in Western Europe of the Romanians

Fr. László Kerekes was elected Titular Bishop of Tharros and Auxiliary Bishop of Alba Iulia (Romania)

Msgr. Gergely Kovács was consecrated as Archbishop of Alba Iulia (Romania)

Fr. Călin Ioan Bot was elected Titular Bishop of Abrittum and Auxiliary Bishop of Lugoj of the Romanians (Romania)

Fr. Cristian Dumitru Crişan, Apostolic Visitator in Western Europe of the Romanians, was elected Titular Bishop of Abula and Auxiliary Bishop of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia of the Romanians (Romania)

Archbishop György-Miklós Jakubínyi resigned as Archbishop of Alba Iulia (Romania)

Msgr. Gergely Kovács was elected Archbishop of Alba Iulia (Romania)

Bishop József Tamás resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Alba Iulia (Romania)

Bishop Aurel Percă, Titular Bishop of Mauriana and Auxiliary Bishop of Iaşi (Romania), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Bucureşti (Romania)

Archbishop Ioan Robu resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Bucureşti (Romania)

Fr. Iosif Păuleţ was consecrated as Bishop of Iaşi (Romania)

Sr. Marcela Runcan, O.S.B.M., was appointed as Superior General of Sisters of the Order of St. Basil the Great

Bishop Petru Gherghel resigned as Bishop of Iaşi (Romania)

Fr. Iosif Păuleţ was elected Bishop of Iaşi (Romania)

Bishop François Eid, O.M.M., resigned as Procurator at Rome of the Maronites

Bishop Iuliu Hossu and 6 companions were beatified

Cardinal Lucian Mureşan, President of Synod of the Romanian Church, Major Archbishop of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia of the Romanians (Romania) and President of Episcopal Conference of Romania, was appointed as Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Romania

Archbishop Ioan Robu, Metropolitan Archbishop of Bucureşti (Romania) and Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Romania, was appointed as President of Episcopal Conference of Romania

Bishop Michel Aoun, Bishop of Jbeil of the Maronites (Lebanon), was appointed as Apostolic Visitator in Bulgaria and Romania of the Maronites

Bishop François Eid, O.M.M., resigned as Apostolic Visitator in Bulgaria and Romania of the Maronites and Apostolic Visitator in Greece of the Maronites

Ms. Veronica Antal was beatified

Fr. József-Csaba Pál was consecrated as Bishop of Timişoara (Romania)

Fr. József-Csaba Pál was elected Bishop of Timişoara (Romania)

Bishop Martin Roos resigned as Bishop of Timişoara (Romania)

Fr. Cristian Dumitru Crişan was appointed as Apostolic Visitator in Western Europe of the Romanians

Bishop Virgil Bercea resigned as Vice-President of Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Community

Bishop József Tempfli, Bishop emeritus of Oradea Mare (Romania), passed away at 85

Cardinal Lucian Mureşan, President of Synod of the Romanian Church and Major Archbishop of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia of the Romanians (Romania), was appointed as President of Episcopal Conference of Romania

Archbishop Ioan Robu, Metropolitan Archbishop of Bucureşti (Romania) and President of Episcopal Conference of Romania, was appointed as Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Romania

Archbishop Janusz Bolonek, Titular Archbishop of Madaurus, passed away at 77

Archbishop Miguel Maury Buendía, Apostolic Nuncio to Romania, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Moldova

Archbishop Francisco-Javier Lozano Sebastián resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Moldova and Apostolic Nuncio to Romania

Archbishop Miguel Maury Buendía, Apostolic Nuncio to Kazakhstan, Apostolic Nuncio to Kyrgyzstan and Apostolic Nuncio to Tajikistan, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Romania

Fr. Gabriel Vasile Buboi was appointed as Procurator at Rome of the Romanians

Bishop François Eid, O.M.M., Procurator at Rome of the Maronites, was appointed as Apostolic Visitator in Bulgaria and Romania of the Maronites and Apostolic Visitator in Greece of the Maronites

Diocese of Sfântul Vasile cel Mare de Bucureşti (Romanian Rite) was established (from Major Archdiocese of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia) (Romania)

Bishop Mihai Cătălin Frăţilă, Titular Bishop of Novæ and Auxiliary Bishop of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia of the Romanians (Romania), was appointed as Bishop of Sfântul Vasile cel Mare de Bucureşti of the Romanians (Romania)

Bishop Anton Durcovici, Bishop of Iaşi (Romania), was beatified

Archbishop Janusz Bolonek resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Bulgaria and Apostolic Nuncio to Macedonia

Archbishop Jean-Claude Périsset resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Germany

Msgr. Vladimir Ghika was beatified

Cardinal Lucian Mureşan resigned as President of Episcopal Conference of Romania

Archbishop Ioan Robu, Metropolitan Archbishop of Bucureşti (Romania), was appointed as President of Episcopal Conference of Romania

Cardinal Lucian Mureşan took possession as Cardinal-Priest of S. Atanasio

Bishop François Eid, O.M.M., Bishop of Cairo of the Maronites (Egypt), was appointed as Procurator at Rome of the Maronites

Bishop Virgil Bercea, Bishop of Oradea Mare of the Romanians (Romania), was appointed as Vice-President of Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Community

Fr. Michel Aoun was consecrated as Bishop of Jbeil of the Maronites (Lebanon)

Major Archbishop Lucian Mureşan, President of Synod of the Romanian Church, Major Archbishop of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia of the Romanians (Romania) and President of Episcopal Conference of Romania, was created Cardinal-Priest of S. Atanasio

Fr. Michel Aoun was elected Bishop of Jbeil of the Maronites (Lebanon)

Fr. Claudiu-Lucian Pop was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Mariamme and Bishop of Curia of the Romanians

Fr. Claudiu-Lucian Pop was elected Titular Bishop of Mariamme and Bishop of Curia of the Romanians

Bishop János Scheffler, Bishop of Satu Mare (Romania), was beatified

Bishop Vasile Bizău, Titular Bishop of Appiaria and Bishop of Curia of the Romanians, was appointed as Bishop of Maramureş of the Romanians (Romania)

Major Archbishop Lucian Mureşan, Major Archbishop of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia of the Romanians (Romania), President of Episcopal Conference of Romania and President of Synod of the Romanian Church, reached the age of 80 and became ineligible to vote in a future conclave (Romania)

Archbishop George Guţiu, Bishop emeritus of Cluj–Gherla of the Romanians (Romania) and Archbishop ad personam, passed away at 87