Romanian Greek Catholic Major Archeparchy of Făgăraș and Alba Iulia

Archeparchy of Făgăraș și Alba Iulia Archidioecesis Fagarasiensis et Albae Iuliensis Romenorum Arhieparhia de Făgăraș și Alba Iulia
Sfânta Treime Romanian Catholic Metropolitan Cathedral
Location
Country	Romania
Population - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2013) 216,000
Information
Denomination	Romanian Catholic Church of the Byzantine Tradition
Sui iuris church	Romanian Greek Catholic Church
Rite	Byzantine Rite
Established	18 May 1721 (As Eparchy of Făgăraș) 16 November 1854 (As Archeparchy of Făgăraș și Alba Iulia)
Cathedral	Holy Trinity Metropolitan Cathedral
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Major Archbishop	Cardinal Lucian Mureșan
Suffragans	Romanian Catholic Eparchy of Cluj-Gherla, Romanian Catholic Eparchy of Lugoj, Romanian Catholic Eparchy of Maramureș, Romanian Catholic Eparchy of Oradea Mare Romanian Catholic Eparchy of Bucharest
Auxiliary Bishops	Cristian Dumitru Crişan
Map
Church administrative divisions

The interior of the Sfânta Treime Romanian Catholic Metropolitan Cathedral

The Archeparchy of Făgăraș and Alba Iulia, (Latin: Archidioecesis Fagarasiensis et Albae Iuliensis Romenorum) in Romanian Arhieparhia de Făgăraș și Alba Iulia, is the only archeparchy of the Romanian Church United with Rome (Romanian Greek-Catholic Church). Its Metropolitan, who holds the rank of Major Archbishop, is the head of the Greek Catholic (also known as Byzantine Rite) Church in Romania. The title of "Major Archbishop" is one of only four such posts in the world. The suffragan dioceses in Romania are: (Cluj–Gherla, Lugoj, Maramureș, Oradea Mare, Saint Basil the Great of Bucharest). Only the diocese in America, the Romanian Greek Catholic Eparchy of St George, is exempt. The Eparchy of St. George takes part in the Church's synod.

The cathedral church of the archeparchy is the Holy Trinity Cathedral, Blaj (Catedrala Mitropolitană Greco-Catolică Sfânta Treime).

On 18 May 1721 it was established as the Metropolitan Archeparchy of Făgăraș (Latin: Archidioecesis Fagarasiensis Romenorum). On 16 November 1854 it was renamed Metropolitan Archeparchy of Făgăraș and Alba Iulia (Fagarasien(sis) et Albae Iulien(sis) Romenorum in Latin). On 16 December 2005 it was promoted to Major Archeparchy of Făgăraș and Alba Iulia.

See also[]

• List of Major Archbishops of Făgăraș and Alba Iulia

External links[]

• GCatholic.org information on the Major Archdiocese
• Religious Leaders data per April 2006

Coordinates: 46°10′31″N 23°54′52″E / 46.1753°N 23.9144°E / 46.1753; 23.9144