Eparchy of Lugoj
Lugosien(sis)
Suffragan eparchy · Romanian · Lugoj, Romania
Romanian Greek Catholic (Byzantine-rite) eparchy in the Banat region of Romania, erected on 26 November 1853 and suffragan of the Major Archeparchy of Fagaras and Alba Iulia. Its seat is the Cathedral of the Descent of the Holy Spirit in Lugoj.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan eparchy
- Tradition
- Romanian
- Erected
- 26 November 1853
- Latin
- Lugosien(sis)
- Annuario code
- 001002067
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 101,000
- Population
- 2,013
- Priests
- 119
- Catholics per priest
- 849
- Extent
- 32,710 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 3.1
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Eparch
- Calin Ioan Bot
- Born
- 24 July 1970
- Birthplace
- Surduc
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of the Descent of the Holy Spirit, Lugoj stands in Lugoj, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Fagaras and Alba Iulia
A suffragan of Fagaras and Alba Iulia.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of Făgăraș și Alba IuliaBlaj
- Eparchy of Cluj-Gherla, Claudiopoli-ArmenopoliCluj
- Eparchy of MaramureşMaramureş
- Eparchy of San Basilio Magno di BucarestBucharest
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Established in 1853, the Eparchy of Lugoj is part of the Romanian Greek Catholic Church, an Eastern Catholic particular church in full communion with the Holy See; an eparchy corresponds to a diocese in the Latin Church. Its services follow the Byzantine Rite in Romanian. A suffragan of the Major Archeparchy of Făgăraș and Alba Iulia, the eparchy has its cathedral, the Cathedral of the Descent of the Holy Spirit, in the city of Lugoj, Romania. Călin Ioan Bot is the current eparch.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].