Fer. Iuliu Hossu (2)

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Iuliu Hossu (30 January 1885 – 28 May 1970) was a Romanian Greek-Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Cluj-Gherla. Pope Paul VI elevated Hossu to the rank of cardinal in pectore, that is, secretly, in 1969 but did not publish his appointment until after Hossu’s death. The Communist authorities arrested Bishop Hossu on 28 October 1948. From 1950 to 1955 he was detained as political prisoner at the Sighet Prison. He spent the rest of his life under house arrest and died in 1970. Pope Francis confirmed Hossu and six other prelates’ beatification in 2019 and it was celebrated in Blaj, Romania on 2 June 2019. Pope Francis personally presided over the beatification as well.

Iuliu Hossu (n. 30 ianuarie 1885, Milaș, comitatul Cluj – d. 28 mai 1970, București) a fost episcop al Episcopiei de Cluj-Gherla, deținut politic, cardinal, senator de drept în Parlamentul României, membru de onoare (din 1945) al Academiei Române. A fost beatificat de papa Francisc în anul 2019. Este sărbătorit în Biserica Română Unită cu Roma, Greco-Catolică pe data 2 iunie.

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