Lucian Mureșan
His Most Eminent Beatitude Lucian Mureșan | |
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| Cardinal, Major Archbishop of Făgăraș-Alba Iulia | |
Mureșan in 2004 | |
| Church | Romanian Church United with Rome, Greek-Catholic |
| Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Făgăraș and Alba Iulia (Romanian) |
| Appointed | 16 December 2005 |
| Installed | 30 April 2006 |
| Predecessor | Alexandru Todea |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Atanasio Chairman of the Romanian Episcopal Conference |
| Previous post(s) |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | 19 December 1964 by Ioan Dragomir |
| Consecration | 27 May 1990 by Alexandru Todea |
| Created cardinal | 18 February 2012 by Benedict XVI |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 May 1931 |
| Nationality | Romanian |
| Denomination | Romanian Greek-Catholic |
| Styles of Lucian Mureșan | |
|---|---|
| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Greek Catholic Archdiocese of Făgăraș and Alba Iulia |
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Lucian Mureșan (born 23 May 1931) is a Romanian prelate of the Romanian Greek Catholic Church who has been the first Major Archbishop of the Greek Catholic Archdiocese of Făgăraș and Alba Iulia since 2005. He was archbishop there from 1994 to 2005 and bishop of Maramureș from 1990 to 1994. He has been a cardinal of the Catholic Church since 2012. As Major Archbishop of Făgăraș and Alba Iulia he is based in Blaj and is the head of the Romanian Greek Catholic Church.