Ioan Suciu | |
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| Apostolic Administrator of Făgăraș and Alba Iulia | |
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| Church | Romanian Greek Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Făgăraș and Alba Iulia |
| See | Făgăraș and Alba Iulia |
| Appointed | 1947 |
| Term ended | 27 June 1953 |
| Predecessor | Valeriu Traian Frențiu |
| Successor | Alexandru Todea |
| Other post | Titular Bishop of Moglaena (1940-53) |
| Previous post | Auxiliary Bishop of Oradea Mare (1940–47) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 29 November 1931 |
| Consecration | 22 July 1940 by Valeriu Traian Frențiu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ioan Suciu (1907-12-04)December 4, 1907 |
| Died | 27 June 1953(1953-06-27) (aged 45) |
| Alma mater | Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas |
| Sainthood | |
| Feast day | 23 June |
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| Beatified | 2 June 2019 Câmpia Libertății, Blaj, Romania by Pope Francis |
| Attributes | Episcopal attire |
Ioan Suciu (December 4, 1907 – June 27, 1953) was aRomanian bishop of theGreek Catholic Church, born into a clerical family inBlaj.
Suciu studied inRome, Italy first atSant'Atanasio and then at thePontificium Institutum Internationale Angelicum, the futurePontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas,Angelicum, where after six years of study he received aDoctorate in Sacred Theology on 29 November 1931, and wasordained to the priesthood.[1] He was then consecrated Auxiliary Bishop ofOradea in 1940.
Arrested in 1948 under the newCommunist regime that outlawed the Church, Suciu was taken first toDragoslavele Monastery, then toCăldărușani Monastery. He was eventually sent to the notoriousSighet Prison, where he died of illness.[1]
Streets are named after him inOradea andSatu Mare. On June 2, 2019, Suciu and six other Romanian prelates were beatified byPope Francis atCâmpia Libertății in Blaj.[2]
