Bishop Bl. Alexandru Rusu †

Deceased

Bishop of Maramureş (Romanian), Romania

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
22 Nov 1884		Born
20 Jul 1910	25.6	Ordained Priest	Priest
17 Oct 1930	45.9	Appointed	Bishop of Maramureş (Romanian), Romania
30 Jan 1931	46.1	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Maramureş (Romanian), Romania
2 Feb 1931	46.1	Installed	Bishop of Maramureş (Romanian), Romania
9 May 1963	78.4	Died	Bishop of Maramureş (Romanian), Romania
2 Jun 2019		Beatified

MicroData Summary
Bl. Alexandru Rusu
Bishop Bl. Alexandru Rusu
(born 22 Nov 1884, died 9 May 1963)
Bishop of Maramureş

Event Place
Birth Place Saulia de Campie, Archeparchy of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian)
Ordained Bishop Cathedral, Blaj
Death Place Prison, Gherla, Eparchy of Cluj-Gherla (Claudiopoli-Armenopoli) (Romanian)

a priest for 52.8 years
a bishop for 32.2 years

Principal Consecrator:
Archbishop Vasile (Basile) Suciu †
Archbishop of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian)
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Bl. Iuliu Hossu †
Bishop of Cluj-Gherla (Claudiopoli-Armenopoli) (Romanian)
Bishop Alexandru Nicolescu †
Bishop of Lugoj (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 Co-Consecrator of:
Bishop Bl. Ioan Balan † (1936)
Bishop Bl. Vasile Aftenie † (1940)

External Link(s):

VIAF: 6077119
WikiData: Q1443684

Source(s):

ob/d: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 110, Additions/Corrections (front)
c2: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 111, Number 9,797
ob/d: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 121
ob/c2+: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 132, Number 11,900
bp/op/ob/d: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 155, Additions/Corrections (front)
b/c2+: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1931, Number 4

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