Bishop Grigore Maior, O.S.B.M. †

Deceased

Bishop Emeritus of Făgăraş (Romanian), Romania

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
1714¹		Born
25 Dec 1745	31.9	Ordained Priest	Priest of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great)
27 Oct 1772	58.8	Selected	Bishop of Făgăraş (Romanian), Romania
8 Mar 1773	59.1	Confirmed	Bishop of Făgăraş (Romanian), Romania
4 May 1773	59.3	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Făgăraş (Romanian), Romania
22 Sep 1783	69.7	Resigned	Bishop of Făgăraş (Romanian), Romania
7 Feb 1785	71.0	Died	Bishop Emeritus of Făgăraş (Romanian), Romania

Note(s): ¹ Year Uncertain

MicroData Summary
Grigore Maior
Bishop Grigore Maior O.S.B.M.
(born 1714, died 7 Feb 1785)
Bishop Emeritus of Făgăraş

Event Place
Birth Place Szeuka
Ordained Bishop Wien, Archdiocese of Wien {Vienna}, Austria

a priest for 39.1 years
a bishop for 11.7 years

Principal Consecrator:
Bishop Vasilije Božičković (Bosicskovich), O.S.B.M. †
Titular Bishop of Diocletianopolis in Palaestina
Assisted by:
Father Andrij Bacynskyj †
Bishop-Elect of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian)
Father Silvestre Kalliani, O.S.B.
Priest of Order of Saint Benedict

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

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 Ioan (Janos) Bob (Babb) † (1777)
Ordained Priest:
Bishop Ioan (Janos) Bob (Babb) † (1778)
Principal Consecrator of:
Bishop Moyses Drágosi † (1777)
Bishop Ioan (Janos) Bob (Babb) † (1784)

External Link(s):

Vatican Library: 495/162531
VIAF: 255697694
WikiData: Q1546668

Source(s):

b/c2: Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 218
b/c2+: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1773, Number 6
ob/c2: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 39, Number 2,397

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