Iuliu Hossu

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Iuliu Hossu

Denomination	Greek-Catholic
Senior posting
See	Cluj
Title	Bishop of Cluj-Gherla
Period in office	1917 — 1970
Consecration	March 3, 1917
Predecessor	Vasile Hossu
Successor	George Guţiu
Religious career
Priestly ordination	March 27, 1910 (Rome)
Previous bishoprics	Bishop of Gherla (to 1930)
Previous post	Bishop
Personal
Date of birth	January 30, 1885(1885-01-30)
Place of birth	Milaş, Austria-Hungary
Date of death	May 28, 1970 (aged 85)
Place of death	Bucharest, Romania

Iuliu Hossu (January 30, 1885, Milaş, present-day Bistriţa-Năsăud County–May 28, 1970, Bucharest) was a Romanian Greek-Catholic bishop of the Cluj-Gherla Diocese and later cardinal and victim of the Communist regime. Pope Paul VI elevated Hossu to cardinal in pectore in 1969, but did not publish his appointment until 1973, after Hossu's death.

He was arrested by the Communist authorities on October 28, 1948. From 1950 to 1955 he was detained as political prisoner at Sighet prison. He spent the rest of his life under house arrest.

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Persondata
NAME	Hossu, Iuliu
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Cardinal, victim of the Communist regime
DATE OF BIRTH	January 30, 1885
PLACE OF BIRTH	Milaş, Austria-Hungary
DATE OF DEATH	May 28, 1970
PLACE OF DEATH	Bucharest, Romania