Claudiu-Lucian Pop | |
|---|---|
| Major Archbishop of Romanian Greek Catholic Church | |
| Church | Romanian Greek Catholic Church |
| Appointed | 6 November 2025 |
| Predecessor | Lucian Mureșan |
| Successor | Incumbent |
| Other post | Rector of the Romanian Pontifical College in Rome (2007–2011) |
| Previous posts | Titular Bishop of Mariamme, Curial Bishop of Romanian Greek Catholic Major Archeparchy of Făgăraș and Alba Iulia (2011–2021), Titular Bishop of Greek Catholic Eparchy of Cluj-Gherla |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 23 July 1995 (Priest) by Vasile Hossu |
| Consecration | 8 December 2011 (Bishop) by Leonardo Sandri |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Claudiu-Lucian Pop 22 July 1972 |
Major Archbishop Claudiu-Lucian Pop (born 22 July 1972) is the incumbent Major Archbishop of the Romanian Greek Catholic Church. He served as the Eparchial Bishop of Cluj-Gherla from 14 April 2021 until 6 November 2025, when he was elected by the Romanian Greek-Catholic Bishops Synod as the new Romanian Greek-Catholic Major Archbishop. Previously, he served as the Titular Bishop of Mariamme and Curial bishop of the Romanian Greek Catholic Major Archeparchy of Făgăraș and Alba Iulia from 21 November 2011 until 14 April 2021.
Bishop Pop, after graduation of the school education and the Biological and Chemical Lyceum, joined the Chemical Faculty of the University of Bucharest in 1990, but one year later he began philosophical and theological studies in Rome, Italy in the Pontifical Romanian College (1991–1999), where he graduated Pontifical Urbaniana University and Pontifical Gregorian University. [1] During this time he was ordained as priest on 23 July 1995 for the Romanian Catholic Eparchy of Oradea Mare. [2] From 1999 until 2007 he served as vice-rector, and subsequently rector of the Romanian Greek-Catholic mission in Paris, France. And after that, during 2007–2011, he was a Rector of the Romanian Pontifical College (Pio Romeno) in Rome. [1]
On 21 November 2011, he was confirmed by the Pope Benedict XVI as an Curial Bishop of the Romanian Greek Catholic Major Archeparchy of Făgăraș and Alba Iulia and Titular Bishop of Mariamme. On 8 December 2011, he was consecrated as bishop by Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches and other hierarchs of the Romanian Greek Catholic Church. [2]