Archbishop Alexandru Nicolescu †

Deceased

Archbishop of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian), Romania

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
8 Jul 1882		Born
1904	21.4	Ordained Priest	Priest
25 Feb 1922	39.6	Appointed	Bishop of Lugoj (Romanian), Romania
18 Jun 1922	39.9	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Lugoj (Romanian), Romania
16 Jul 1922	40.0	Installed	Bishop of Lugoj (Romanian), Romania
29 Aug 1936	54.1	Appointed	Archbishop of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian), Romania
5 Jun 1941	58.9	Died	Archbishop of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian), Romania

MicroData Summary
Alexandru Nicolescu
Archbishop Alexandru Nicolescu
(born 8 Jul 1882, died 5 Jun 1941)
Archbishop of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia

Event Place
Birth Place Tulghes

a priest for 37.4 years
a bishop for 18.9 years

Principal Consecrator:
Archbishop Vasile (Basile) Suciu †
Archbishop of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian)
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Bl. Valeriu Traian Frentiu †
Bishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino} (Romanian)
Bishop Bl. Iuliu Hossu †
Bishop of Gherla, Armenopoli, Szamos-Ujvár (Romanian)

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Archbishop Vasile (Basile) Suciu † (1920)
Archbishop of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian)
Bishop Demetriu Radu † (1897)
Bishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino} (Romanian)
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

Principal Consecrator of:
Bishop Bl. Ioan Balan † (1936)
Bishop Bl. Vasile Aftenie † (1940)
Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Bishop Mihai Robu † (1925)
Bishop Augustin Pacha † (1927)
Bishop Bl. Alexandru Rusu † (1931)

External Link(s):

WikiData: Q558156

Source(s):

b: Annuario Pontificio, Year 1937
ob: Annuaire Pontifical Catholique, Year 1932
b/c2+: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1922, Number 38

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