Romanian Greek Catholic Church

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The Romanian Greek Catholic Church is an Eastern Catholic Church of the Byzantine Rite in full communion with the Pope, primarily serving Romanian faithful.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine Rite church
Eastern Catholic Church
sui iuris particular church
abbreviation BRU
Romanian Greek Catholic Church self-linksurface differs
surface form: Biserica Română Unită cu Roma

RGC
alsoKnownAs Romanian Greek Catholic Church
surface form: Romanian Church United with Rome, Greek-Catholic
churchSuiIurisOf Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
communionType full communion
country Romania
followsCanonLaw Eastern Catholic canon law
followsGregorianCalendar yes
followsPapalPrimacy yes
hasClericalDiscipline allows married priests
hasDiasporaCommunitiesIn Canada
United States of America
surface form: United States

Western Europe
hasEparchy Eparchy of Cluj-Gherla
Eparchy of Lugoj
Eparchy of Maramureș
Eparchy of Oradea Mare
Eparchy of Saint Basil the Great of Bucharest
Eparchy of St George’s in Canton
hasExarchate Apostolic Exarchate of Greece for Byzantine-Rite Romanians
hasHeadquartersIn Blaj
hasMajorArchbishop Lucian Mureșan
hasMetropolitanSee Făgăraș and Alba Iulia
hierarchicalStatus Major Archiepiscopal Church
inCommunionWith Holy See
Pope
liturgicalTradition Byzantine
mainCathedral Holy Trinity Cathedral, Blaj
surface form: Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Blaj

Holy Trinity Cathedral, Blaj
mainTerritory Transylvania
outlawedInRomaniaFrom 1948
partOfEcclesiasticalProvince Major Archeparchy of Făgăraș and Alba Iulia
patronSaint John the Baptist
surface form: Saint John the Baptist
persecutedDuring Communist regime in Romania
primaryLiturgicalLanguage Romanian
recognizedBy Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches
restoredLegallyInRomaniaIn 1989
servesEthnicCommunity Romanians
sharesDogmaWith Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
sharesTheologyWith Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
suiIurisSince 18th century
typeOfHierarchy Catholic Church hierarchy
surface form: Eastern Catholic hierarchy
unionWithRomeConcludedAt Union of Uzhhorod
surface form: Union of Alba Iulia
unionWithRomeYear 1700
usesLiturgicalRite Byzantine Rite

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Eastern Catholic Churches hasMajorChurch Romanian Greek Catholic Church
Romanian Greek Catholic Church alsoKnownAs Romanian Greek Catholic Church
this entity surface form: Romanian Church United with Rome, Greek-Catholic
Romanian Greek Catholic Church abbreviation Romanian Greek Catholic Church self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Biserica Română Unită cu Roma
sui iuris Church hasExample Romanian Greek Catholic Church
Anaphora of St. John Chrysostom usedInChurch Romanian Greek Catholic Church
Apostolic Exarchate of Greece for Byzantine-Rite Romanians servesDiasporaOf Romanian Greek Catholic Church
this entity surface form: Romanian Byzantine Catholics
Făgăraș and Alba Iulia denomination Romanian Greek Catholic Church
Făgăraș and Alba Iulia churchSuiIuris Romanian Greek Catholic Church
this entity surface form: Romanian Church United with Rome, Greek-Catholic
Făgăraș and Alba Iulia principalMetropolitanSeeOf Romanian Greek Catholic Church
Făgăraș and Alba Iulia historicalEcclesiasticalCenterOf Romanian Greek Catholic Church
Făgăraș and Alba Iulia partOf Romanian Greek Catholic Church
this entity surface form: Catholic Church in Romania
RGC abbreviationOf Romanian Greek Catholic Church
Major Archiepiscopal Church examplesInclude Romanian Greek Catholic Church
Holy Trinity Cathedral, Blaj denomination Romanian Greek Catholic Church
Holy Trinity Cathedral, Blaj principalChurchOf Romanian Greek Catholic Church
Holy Trinity Cathedral, Blaj associatedWith Romanian Greek Catholic Church
this entity surface form: Romanian Greek Catholic hierarchy
Major Archeparchy of Făgăraș and Alba Iulia denomination Romanian Greek Catholic Church
Major Archeparchy of Făgăraș and Alba Iulia suiIurisChurch Romanian Greek Catholic Church
Major Archeparchy of Făgăraș and Alba Iulia churchSuiIuris Romanian Greek Catholic Church
this entity surface form: Romanian Church United with Rome, Greek-Catholic
Major Archeparchy of Făgăraș and Alba Iulia isHeadChurchOf Romanian Greek Catholic Church
Major Archeparchy of Făgăraș and Alba Iulia isMetropolitanSeeOf Romanian Greek Catholic Church
this entity surface form: Romanian Greek Catholic ecclesiastical province
Eparchy of Cluj-Gherla church Romanian Greek Catholic Church
Eparchy of Cluj-Gherla suiIurisChurch Romanian Greek Catholic Church
Eparchy of Cluj-Gherla partOf Romanian Greek Catholic Church
this entity surface form: Romanian Greek Catholic hierarchy
Eparchy of Cluj-Gherla servesFaithfulOf Romanian Greek Catholic Church
this entity surface form: Romanian Greek Catholics
Eparchy of Cluj-Gherla belongsToTradition Romanian Greek Catholic Church
this entity surface form: Romanian Greek Catholic
Eparchy of St George’s in Canton church Romanian Greek Catholic Church
Eparchy of St George’s in Canton suiIurisChurch Romanian Greek Catholic Church
Eparchy of St George’s in Canton partOf Romanian Greek Catholic Church
Lucian Mureșan religion Romanian Greek Catholic Church
Lucian Mureșan churchSuiIuris Romanian Greek Catholic Church
this entity surface form: Romanian Church United with Rome, Greek-Catholic
Lucian Mureșan isLeaderOf Romanian Greek Catholic Church
Lucian Mureșan belongsToParticularChurch Romanian Greek Catholic Church
Eparchy of Lugoj church Romanian Greek Catholic Church
Eparchy of Lugoj suiIurisChurch Romanian Greek Catholic Church
Eparchy of Lugoj partOf Romanian Greek Catholic Church
Eparchy of Lugoj partOf Romanian Greek Catholic Church
this entity surface form: Romanian Church United with Rome, Greek-Catholic
Eparchy of Lugoj isPartOf Romanian Greek Catholic Church
this entity surface form: Catholic Church in Romania
Eparchy of Maramureș partOf Romanian Greek Catholic Church
Eparchy of Maramureș churchSuiIuris Romanian Greek Catholic Church
Eparchy of Maramureș belongsToEcclesiasticalSuiIurisChurch Romanian Greek Catholic Church
this entity surface form: Romanian Church United with Rome, Greek-Catholic
Eparchy of Maramureș religiousAffiliation Romanian Greek Catholic Church
Eparchy of Oradea Mare church Romanian Greek Catholic Church
Eparchy of Oradea Mare suiIurisChurch Romanian Greek Catholic Church
this entity surface form: Romanian Church United with Rome, Greek-Catholic
Eparchy of Oradea Mare belongsToParticularChurch Romanian Greek Catholic Church
Eparchy of Saint Basil the Great of Bucharest church Romanian Greek Catholic Church