About Alexandru Dobra
Lived 1794 – 1870 (aged 76). Alexandru Dobra was a Hungarian and Austrian catholic priest, catholic deacon and catholic bishop.
Alexandru Dobra (15 February 1794 – 13 April 1870) was a Romanian Greek Catholic hierarch. He was the first bishop of the new created Romanian Catholic Eparchy of Lugoj from 1854 to 1870.
Born in Șopteriu, Bistrița-Năsăud, Habsburg monarchy (present day – Romania) in 1794, he was ordained a priest on 1 November 1818. He was confirmed the Bishop by the Holy See on 16 November 1854. He was consecrated to the Episcopate on 28 October 1855. The principal consecrator was Archbishop Alexandru Sterca-Șuluțiu, the co-consecrators were Bishop Vasile Erdeli and Bishop Angelo Parsi.
He died in Lugoj (present day – Romania) on 13 April 1870.
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Who was Alexandru Dobra?
Romanian bishop (1794-1870)
When was Alexandru Dobra born?
Alexandru Dobra was born on 15 February 1794 in Sărmășel, Șopteriu.
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Alexandru Dobra died on 13 April 1870 in Lugoj.
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Alexandru Dobra was a catholic priest, catholic deacon and catholic bishop.
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Alexandru Dobra was Hungarian and Austrian.
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