RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Lucian Mureșan

1931 - 2025

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Lucian Mureșan (23 May 1931 – 25 September 2025) was a Romanian Greek Catholic prelate who served as Major Archbishop of Făgăraș and Alba Iulia and head of the Romanian Greek Catholic Church from 2005 until his death in 2025. He previously served as archbishop there from 1994 to 2005 and as Bishop of Maramureș from 1990 to 1994. He was made a cardinal in 2012. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lucian Mureșan is the 1,480th most popular religious figure (up from 1,803rd in 2019), the 134th most popular biography from Romania (up from 191st in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Romanian Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Lucian Mureșan ranks 1,480 out of 3,187. Before him are Jan Puzyna de Kosielsko, William of St-Thierry, Maria Celeste, Palladius, Walter Brandmüller, and Bernard of Menthon. After him are Hyacinth of Poland, Tim Keller, John F. MacArthur, Hripsime, Lothair II of Italy, and Paisios of Mount Athos.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Lucian Mureșan ranks 132. Before him are Dean Smith, Barbara Eden, Márta Mészáros, Gunnel Lindblom, Antonella Lualdi, and Mwai Kibaki. After him are Haya Harareet, John Charles, Josep Lluís Núñez, Juan Goytisolo, Barbara Bain, and William H. Keeler. Among people deceased in 2025, Lucian Mureșan ranks 127. Before him are Katharine, Duchess of Kent, Frits Bolkestein, Jerry Butler, Priscilla Pointer, Horst Mahler, and Eleonora Giorgi. After him are Harry Bild, John F. MacArthur, Eva Klein, Andreas, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, David Baltimore, and Lee Shau-kee.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Lucian Mureșan ranks 134 out of 844. Before him are Stefan Hell (1962), Tudor Vladimirescu (1780), Manea Mănescu (1916), Gabriel Báthory (1589), Francis I Rákóczi (1645), and Emerich Jenei (1937). After him are Mihail Kogălniceanu (1817), Péter Eötvös (1944), Hermann Kövess von Kövessháza (1854), Ibrahim Muteferrika (1674), Dora d'Istria (1828), and Rezső Kasztner (1906).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Romania

Among religious figures born in Romania, Lucian Mureșan ranks 3. Before him are John Cassian (360), and Peter Mogila (1596). After him are Stephen Pongracz (1582), Iuliu Hossu (1885), Sabbas the Goth (334), Alexandru Todea (1912), Lőrinc Schlauch (1824), Vilmos Apor (1892), Andreo Cseh (1895), and Solomon Schechter (1847).

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