New leader confirmed for Eastern-rite Romanian Catholic Church
November 06, 2025
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CWN Editor's Note: Pope Leo has confirmed the election of Bishop Claudiu-Lucian Pop of Cluj-Gheria to become Major Archbishop of Fagaras si Alba Julia and thus leader of the Eastern-rite Romanian Catholic Church.
The Synod of the Romanian Catholic Church had met in Rome to elect a new leader, following the death in September of Cardinal Lucian Muresan at the age of 94. Cardinal Muresan had been named Archbishop of Fagaras si Alba Julia in 1994; he became a Major Archbishop in 2005 when the archdiocese was elevated to that status.
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