Ioan Bălan
Ioan Bălan (11 February 1880 – 4 August 1959) was a Romanian bishop of the Greek-Catholic Church. He is venerated as a Blessed in the Roman Catholic Church.
Ioan Bălan | |
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| Bishop of Lugoj | |
Bălan on a Romania stamp | |
| Church | Romanian Greek Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Lugoj |
| See | Lugoj |
| Appointed | 29 August 1936 |
| Term ended | 4 August 1959 |
| Predecessor | Alexandru Nicolescu |
| Successor | Ioan Ploscaru |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 7 July 1903 by Victor Mihaly de Apșa |
| Consecration | 18 October 1936 by Alexandru Nicolescu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ioan Bălan February 11, 1880 |
| Died | 4 August 1959 (aged 79) Bucharest, People's Republic of Romania |
| Buried | Bellu Cemetery, Bucharest |
| Alma mater | University of Vienna |
| Sainthood | |
| Feast day | 2 June |
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| Beatified | 2 June 2019 Câmpia Libertății, Blaj, Romania by Pope Francis |
| Attributes | Episcopal attire |
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