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Eparchies were eventually set up at Oradea (1777), as well as Gherla and Lugoj (1853); Blaj, under the title of Eparchy of Alba Iulia and Făgăraș, became the Metropolitan (i.e. Archiepiscopal) See. On December 16, 2005, the Romanian Greek-Catholic Church was elevated to the
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Catholics lived (as shown on the maps to the right). Other Greek Catholic Romanians switched to the Latin Church, and now account for the second-largest group in that denomination after Hungarians. The Romanian Church United with Rome is still undergoing a process of recovery from
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of Cluj, Blaj, Lugoj, and Oradea, were restored to their rightful owner. However, much of the original property remains in
Romanian Orthodox or government hands, as the persecution started in 1948 has led to a marked reduction in the numbers of Romanian Greek Catholic faithful. After 40 years of
921:. Transylvanian Romanians were therefore encouraged to convert to Catholicism and join to the Romanian Unified Church (Greek-Catholic Church), while being able to retain the Byzantine rite, if at the same time they accepted four doctrinal points promulgated by the
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Communist rule and forced assimilation into the regime-approved
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as the official liturgical language till 1863, the
Romanian Church United with Rome has been using the Romanian vernacular ever since its inception. In the 19th century, during a time when the Hungarian government was pursuing a
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that advocated for freedom of worship for the entire
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Encyclopedia of Catholicism, 1132; James Niessen, "The Greek Catholic Church and the Romanian Nation in Transylvania," in John-Paul Himka, James T. Flynn, James Niessen, eds.
1185:. Normative Act 9/31, passed on December 31, 1989, repealed Decree 358/1948 (that outlawed the Greek-Catholic Church) as repugnant and bringing grave prejudice upon the Romanian state.
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1658:"Biserica Română Unită cu Roma, Greco-Catolică" (in Romanian)
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972:. This event coincided with the arrival of the
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1565:Communists Crush Churches in Eastern Europe
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304:Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
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415:Particular churches are grouped by
1465:2011 Romanian census official data
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