Romanian Catholic Eparchy of Lugoj

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Population - Catholics (as of 2013) 101,000 Established 26 November 1853 Area 32,710 km² Major archbishop Lucian Mureșan		Rite Byzantine Rite Pope Francis Country Romania Bishop Alexandru Mesian

Metropolitan Greek Catholic Archdiocese of Făgăraş and Alba Iulia Ecclesiastical province Romanian Greek Catholic Major Archdiocese of Făgăraș and Alba Iulia

The Eparchy of Lugoj is an eparchy of the Romanian Church United with Rome, Greek-Catholic.

Eparchs

Alexandru Dobra (16 Nov 1854 – 13 Apr 1870)

Ioan Olteanu (29 Nov 1870 – 22 Dec 1873)

Victor Mihaly de Apșa (21 Dec 1874 – 18 Mar 1895)

Dumitru Radu (3 Dec 1896 – 25 Jun 1903)

Vasile Hossu (25 Jun 1903 – 16 Dec 1911)

Valeriu Traian Frențiu (14 Dec 1912 – 25 Feb 1922)

Alexandru Nicolescu (25 Feb 1922 – 29 Aug 1936)

Ioan Bălan (29 Aug 1936 – 4 Aug 1959)

Ioan Ploscaru (14 Mar 1990 – 30 Nov 1995)

Alexandru Mesian (from 30 Nov 1995)

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