Moise Dragoș
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Bishop Moise Dragoș
Moise Dragoș (1 September 1726 – 16 April 1787) was a Romanian Greek Catholic hierarch. He was the first bishop of the new created Romanian Catholic Eparchy of Oradea Mare from 1777 to 1787.
Born in Turda, Habsburg Monarchy (present day – Romania) in 1726, he was ordained a priest on 26 April 1751 and served as parish priest and dean of the Greek-Catholic parish in Oradea.[1] He was confirmed the Bishop by the Holy See on 23 June 1777. He was consecrated to the Episcopate on 9 November 1777. The principal consecrator was Bishop Grigore Maior.[2]
He died in Oradea (present day – Romania) on 17 April 1787.
References[]
- ^ "Episcopul Moise Dragoş" (in Romanian). Official Site of the Romanian Catholic Church. 2016-06-02.
- ^ "Bishop Moyses Drágosi". catholic-hierarchy.org. 2016-06-02.
Categories:
- 1726 births
- 1787 deaths
- People from Turda
- 18th-century Eastern Catholic bishops
- Romanian Greek-Catholic bishops
- Roman Catholic bishop stubs