Bishop Vasile Cristea, A.A. †

Deceased

Apostolic Visitor (Visitator) Emeritus

Titular Bishop of Lebedus

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
24 Feb 1906		Born
27 Mar 1932	26.0	Ordained Priest	Priest of Augustinians of the Assumption
16 Oct 1932	26.6	Entered	Priest of Augustinians of the Assumption
17 Oct 1933	27.6	Professed	Priest of Augustinians of the Assumption
2 Jul 1960	54.3	Appointed	Official of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
2 Jul 1960	54.3	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Lebedus
8 Sep 1960	54.5	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Lebedus
4 May 1963	57.1	Appointed	Apostolic Visitor (Visitator)
10 Oct 1987	81.6	Retired	Apostolic Visitor (Visitator)
17 Jan 2000	93.8	Died	Apostolic Visitor (Visitator) Emeritus

MicroData Summary for Vasile Cristea
(WikiData: Q18539390)
Bishop Vasile Cristea A.A. (born 24 Feb 1906, died 17 Jan 2000) Apostolic Visitor (Visitator) Emeritus

Second Vatican Council: Session One: Council Father
Second Vatican Council: Session Two: Council Father
Second Vatican Council: Session Three: Council Father
Second Vatican Council: Session Four: Council Father

Event Place
Birth Place Somostelnic Tarnava Mica, Archdiocese of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian), Romania
Ordained Bishop San Pietro, Basilica, Roma, Diocese of Roma {Rome}, Italy
Death Place Roma, Diocese of Roma {Rome}, Italy
Buried Place (Original) Campo Verano, Cemetery, Roma, Diocese of Roma {Rome}, Italy

a priest for 67.8 years
a bishop for 39.3 years

Principal Consecrator:
Bishop Giovanni Mele †
Bishop of Lungro degli Italo-Albanesi (Italo-Albanese)
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Giuseppe Perniciaro †
Titular Bishop of Arbanum
Bishop Platon Volodyslav Kornyljak †
Titular Bishop of Castra Martis

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Bishop Giovanni Mele † (1919)
Bishop of Lungro degli Italo-Albanesi (Italo-Albanese)
Bishop Isaias Papadopoulos † (1912)
Titular Bishop of Gratianopolis
Archbishop Michel Miroff (Mirov) † (1907)
Titular Archbishop of Theodosiopolis
Bishop Mihail Petkov † (1883)
Titular Bishop of Hebron
Archbishop Nilo Isvoroff †
Bishop

Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Archbishop Miroslav Stefan Marusyn † (1974)
Bishop Anárghyros Printesis † (1975)

Event	Place
Birth Place	Somostelnic Tarnava Mica, Archdiocese of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian), Romania
Ordained Bishop	San Pietro, Basilica, Roma, Diocese of Roma {Rome}, Italy
Death Place	Roma, Diocese of Roma {Rome}, Italy
Buried Place (Original)	Campo Verano, Cemetery, Roma, Diocese of Roma {Rome}, Italy

Source(s):

b/c2+: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1960, Number 90
d: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 162, Necrology (back)

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a priest for 67.8 years a bishop for 39.3 years	Principal Consecrator: Bishop Giovanni Mele † Bishop of Lungro degli Italo-Albanesi (Italo-Albanese) Principal Co-Consecrators: Bishop Giuseppe Perniciaro † Titular Bishop of Arbanum Bishop Platon Volodyslav Kornyljak † Titular Bishop of Castra Martis
Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession: Bishop Giovanni Mele † (1919) Bishop of Lungro degli Italo-Albanesi (Italo-Albanese) Bishop Isaias Papadopoulos † (1912) Titular Bishop of Gratianopolis Archbishop Michel Miroff (Mirov) † (1907) Titular Archbishop of Theodosiopolis Bishop Mihail Petkov † (1883) Titular Bishop of Hebron Archbishop Nilo Isvoroff † Bishop	Principal Co-Consecrator of: Archbishop Miroslav Stefan Marusyn † (1974) Bishop Anárghyros Printesis † (1975)