Alexandru Todea
1912–2002
- Nationality
- AustriaâHungary
- Occupation
- Greek-Catholic priest
Alexandru Todea (5 June 1912, Teleac, MureÈ Countyâ22 May 2002, Târgu MureÈ) was a Romanian Greek-Catholic bishop of the Alba Iulia Diocese and later cardinal.
Incarceration history
Facilities
- Râmnicu SÄrat prisonDates unknown
- Sighet prisonDates unknown
Biography
Alexandru Todea (5 June 1912, Teleac, MureÈ Countyâ22 May 2002, Târgu MureÈ) was a Romanian Greek-Catholic bishop of the Alba Iulia Diocese and later cardinal. He was also a victim of the communist regime, suffering at Jilava, Sighet, and PiteÈti prisons. Born into a peasant family, Todea was the 13th of 16 children. After attending primary school in his native village, and high school in Reghin and Blaj, Metropolitan bishop Vasile Suciu send him to pursue his theological studies in Rome. He received his doctorate from the Pontificio Collegio Urbano de Propaganda Fide and returned to Romania in 1940. He was created cardinal on 28 June 1991 and given the titular church of Sant'Atanasio a Via Tiburtina. Todea is buried at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Blaj.
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