Theodore Romzha
Blessed Theodore Romzha | |
|---|---|
| Eparch of Mukacheve | |
| Church | Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Eparchy of Mukacheve |
| Appointed | 8 September 1944 |
| Term ended | 31 October 1947 |
| Predecessor | Oleksandr Stoika |
| Successor | vacant till 1983, then Ivan Semedi |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 25 December 1936 (Priest) |
| Consecration | 24 September 1944 (Bishop) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 April 1911 |
| Died | 31 October 1947 (aged 36) Uzhhorod, Ukrainian SSR |
| Sainthood | |
| Feast day | 31 October (martyrdom); 28 June (translation of relics) |
| Venerated in | Greek Catholic Churches Roman Catholic Church |
| Title as Saint | Blessed Martyr |
| Beatified | 27 June 2001 Lviv by Pope John Paul II |
Theodore George Romzha (Ukrainian: Теодор Юрій Ромжа; Hungarian: Romzsa Tódor György; 14 April 1911 – 31 October 1947) was a Rusyn prelate who served as Bishop of the Greek Catholic Eparchy of Mukachevo from 1944 to 1947. Assassinated by the NKVD, he was beatified as a martyr by Pope John Paul II on 27 June 2001.