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PhD, Scientific Researcher II, Babeș-Bolyai University, Academic Cultural Heritage Department
The Greek-Catholic Theological Seminary in Gherla (1858-1867)
Abstract: Abstract. In this article, we would like to analyze the way the Romanian Greek-Catholic Seminary in Gherla was planned and organized. The need for an institution that elaborates a well-prepared priestly corps, capable of facing the challenges of the time, was permanently felt by the hierarchs of the newly formed Romanian Greek-Catholic Diocese. While confronted with great material difficulties, Ioan Alexi, the first bishop of the Diocese, felt the need to accept also some compromise solutions. Despite this, he continuously militated for the organization of a theological institute. His perseverance was fruitful, so that in 1858, the Greek-Catholic Theological Seminary of Gherla Diocese was founded. This institution was later reorganized by Bishop Ioan Vancea, under whose guidance functioning regulations were formulated.
Keywords: Romanian Greek-Catholic Church, Theological Seminary, Ioan Alexi, Gherla, Transylvania.