Bishop Vasile Hossu †

Deceased

Bishop of Gherla, Armenopoli, Szamos-Ujvár (Romanian), Romania

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
30 Jan 1866		Born
23 Aug 1888	22.5	Ordained Deacon	Deacon of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian), Romania
27 Aug 1888	22.5	Ordained Priest	Priest of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian), Romania
25 Jun 1903	37.4	Appointed	Bishop of Lugoj (Romanian), Romania
21 Sep 1903	37.6	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Lugoj (Romanian), Romania
27 Sep 1903	37.6	Installed	Bishop of Lugoj (Romanian), Romania
16 Dec 1911	45.8	Appointed	Bishop of Gherla, Armenopoli, Szamos-Ujvár (Romanian), Romania
13 Jan 1916	49.9	Died	Bishop of Gherla, Armenopoli, Szamos-Ujvár (Romanian), Romania

MicroData Summary
Vasile Hossu
Bishop Vasile Hossu
(born 30 Jan 1866, died 13 Jan 1916)
Bishop of Gherla, Armenopoli, Szamos-Ujvár

Event Place
Birth Place Maros-Vásárhely
Ordained Bishop Blaj

a priest for 27.3 years
a bishop for 12.3 years

Ordained Deacon by:
Archbishop Ioan Vancea (Vancsa) †
Archbishop of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian)
Ordained Priest by:
Archbishop Ioan Vancea (Vancsa) †
Archbishop of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian)
Principal Consecrator:
Archbishop Victor Mihaly de Apşa †
Archbishop of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian)
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Ioan Szabó †
Bishop of Gherla, Armenopoli, Szamos-Ujvár (Romanian)
Bishop Demetriu Radu †
Bishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino} (Romanian)

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Archbishop Victor Mihaly de Apşa † (1875)
Archbishop of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian)
Archbishop Ioan Vancea (Vancsa) † (1865)
Archbishop of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian)
Bishop Iosif Papp-Szilágyi † (1863)
Bishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino} (Romanian)
Archbishop Alexandru Şterca Şuluţiu de Kerpenyes † (1851)
Archbishop of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian)
Bishop Vasile Erdély † (1843)
Bishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino} (Romanian)
Bishop Ioan Lemeni † (1833)
Bishop of Făgăraş (Romanian)
Bishop Samuel Vulcan † (1807)
Bishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino} (Romanian)
Bishop Ioan (Janos) Bob (Babb) † (1784)
Bishop of Făgăraş (Romanian)
Bishop Grigore Maior, O.S.B.M. † (1773)
Bishop Emeritus of Făgăraş (Romanian)
Bishop Vasilije Božičković (Bosicskovich), O.S.B.M. † (1759)
Titular Bishop of Diocletianopolis in Palaestina
Bishop Mihály Emánuel Olsavszky, O.S.B.M. † (1743)
Titular Bishop of Rhosus
Bishop Ioan Inocențiu Klein (Micu), O.S.B.M. † (1730)
Bishop of Făgăraş (Romanian)
Bishop György (Hennadiy) Bizánczy (Bizantsiy) † (1716)
Titular Bishop of Sebastopolis in Armenia
Archbishop Lev (Luka) Kiszka (Kyška), O.S.B.M. † (1711)
Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian)
Archbishop Jurij Havryjil (Jerzy) Vynnyc’kyj (Winnicki), O.S.B.M. † (1700)
Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian)
Archbishop Lew Ślubičz Załęnski, O.S.B.M. † (1678)
Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian)
Archbishop Kyprian Żochowski (Zhokhovskyj), O.S.B.M. † (1671)
Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian)
Archbishop Gabriel (Havrylo) Kolenda, O.S.B.M. † (1652)
Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian)
Archbishop Anastazy Antoni Seljava (Sielawa), O.S.B.M. † (1624)
Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian)
Archbishop Yosyf Ivan Veliamyn-Rutskyi, O.S.B.M. † (1613)
Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian)
Archbishop Hipacy (Ipatij) Pociej (Potij) † (1593)
Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian)
Archbishop Mychajlo Rohoza † (1589)
Archbishop
[Greek Orthodox Patriarch Jeremias II Tranos] †
Patriarch

Ordained Priest:
Bishop Bl. Iuliu Hossu † (1910)
Principal Co-Consecrator of:
János Cardinal Csernoch † (1908)
Archbishop Gyula Glattfelder † (1911)
Bishop Bl. Valeriu Traian Frentiu † (1913)

External Link(s):

WikiData: Q289758

Source(s):

b: Annuario Pontificio, Year 1913
d: Annuario Pontificio, Year 1917
b: Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 8, Page 354
ob/c2+: CB, 29 Jan 2013
b/c2+: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1903, Number 42
b: Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 9, Page 68
ob/c2+: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 104, Number 9,013

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