Archbishop Ioan Vancea (Vancsa) †

Deceased

Archbishop of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian), Romania

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
18 May 1820³		Born
22 Jul 1845	25.1	Ordained Deacon	Deacon of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino} (Romanian), Romania
29 Jul 1845	25.1	Ordained Priest	Priest of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino} (Romanian), Romania
7 Sep 1865	45.3	Selected	Bishop of Gherla, Armenopoli, Szamos-Ujvár (Romanian), Romania
25 Sep 1865	45.3	Confirmed	Bishop of Gherla, Armenopoli, Szamos-Ujvár (Romanian), Romania
3 Dec 1865	45.5	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Gherla, Armenopoli, Szamos-Ujvár (Romanian), Romania
28 Jan 1866	45.6	Installed	Bishop of Gherla, Armenopoli, Szamos-Ujvár (Romanian), Romania
21 Nov 1868	48.5	Selected	Archbishop of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian), Romania
21 Dec 1868	48.5	Confirmed	Archbishop of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian), Romania
11 Apr 1869	48.8	Installed	Archbishop of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian), Romania
31 Jul 1892	72.2	Died	Archbishop of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian), Romania

Note(s): ³ Day Uncertain

MicroData Summary
Ioan Vancea (Vancsa)
Archbishop Ioan Vancea (Vancsa)
(born 18 May 1820, died 31 Jul 1892)
Archbishop of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia

First Vatican Council: Council Father

Event Place
Birth Place Vassad, Eparchy of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino} (Romanian)
Ordained Bishop Gran Varadino, Eparchy of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino} (Romanian)

a priest for 47.0 years
a bishop for 26.6 years

Principal Consecrator:
Bishop Iosif Papp-Szilágyi †
Bishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino} (Romanian)
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Ferenc Szaniszlò de Torda †
Bishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad}

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

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 Deacon:
Bishop Vasile Hossu † (1888)
Ordained Priest:
Bishop Vasile Hossu † (1888)
Principal Consecrator of:
Bishop Mihály Pável † (1873)
Archbishop Victor Mihaly de Apşa † (1875)

External Link(s):

Vatican Library: 495/119332
VIAF: 81680290
WikiData: Q1671902

Source(s):

b: Annuario Pontificio, Year 1885
b/c2: Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 8, Page 123, and Page 274
b/c2+: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1865, Number 48

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