Iuliu Hossu
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.
Iuliu Hossu | |
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| Bishop | |
c. 1920. | |
| Church | Romanian Greek-Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Cluj-Gherla |
| See | Cluj-Gherla |
| Appointed | 21 April 1917 |
| Term ended | 28 May 1970 |
| Predecessor | Vasile Hossu |
| Successor | George Guțiu |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 27 March 1910 by Vasile Hossu |
| Consecration | 3 March 1917 by Victor Mihaly de Apșa |
| Created cardinal | 28 April 1969 (in pectore) 5 March 1973 (revealed) by Pope Paul VI |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Iuliu Hossu 30 January 1885 |
| Died | 28 May 1970 (aged 85) Colentina Hospital, Bucharest, Socialist Republic of Romania |
| Buried | Bellu Cemetery, Bucharest |
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| Motto | Credința noastră este viața noastră ("Our faith is our life") |
| Sainthood | |
| Feast day | 28 May |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church Romanian Greek Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 2 June 2019 Liberty Field, Blaj, Romania by Pope Francis |
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.
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