Ioan Alexi
Romanian philologist, bishop
About Ioan Alexi
Lived 1800 – 1863 (aged 63). Ioan Alexi was an Austrian greek-Catholic priest, romanian Greek-Catholic bishop, philologist, catholic deacon and catholic bishop.
Ioan Alexi (24 June 1800 – 29 June 1863) was a Romanian Greek Catholic hierarch. He was the first bishop of the new created Romanian Catholic Eparchy of Gherla, Armenopoli, Szamos-Ujvár from 1854 to 1863.
Biography Born in Mălădia, Sălaj, Austrian Empire (present day – Romania) in 1800, he was ordained a priest on 30 October 1825. 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 Gherla, Romania on 29 June 1863.
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Romanian philologist, bishop (1800-1863)
When was Ioan Alexi born?
Ioan Alexi was born on 24 June 1800 in Pericei, Mălădia.
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Ioan Alexi died on 29 June 1863 in Gherla.
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Ioan Alexi was a greek-Catholic priest, romanian Greek-Catholic bishop, philologist, catholic deacon and catholic bishop.
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Ioan Alexi was Austrian.
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