Ioan Suciu

Ioan Suciu (December 4, 1907–June 27, 1953) was a Romanian bishop of the Greek-Catholic Church, born into a clerical family in Blaj.

For the Romanian Olympic gymnast, see Ioan Silviu Suciu.
Blessed

Ioan Suciu
Apostolic Administrator of Făgăraș and Alba Iulia
ChurchRomanian Greek Catholic Church
ArchdioceseFăgăraș and Alba Iulia
SeeFăgăraș and Alba Iulia
Appointed1947
Term ended27 June 1953
PredecessorValeriu Traian Frențiu
SuccessorAlexandru Todea
Other postsTitular Bishop of Moglaena (1940-53)
Orders
Ordination29 November 1931
Consecration22 July 1940
by Valeriu Traian Frențiu
Personal details
Birth nameIoan Suciu
Born(1907-12-04)December 4, 1907
Blaj, Romania
Died27 June 1953(1953-06-27) (aged 45)
Sighet Prison, Sighetu Marmației, Maramureș, Romanian People's Republic
Previous postAuxiliary Bishop of Oradea Mare (1940–47)
Alma materPontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas
Sainthood
Feast day2 June
Venerated in
  • Romanian Greek Catholic Church
  • Roman Catholic Church
Beatified2 June 2019
Câmpia Libertății, Blaj, Romania
by Pope Francis
AttributesEpiscopal attire

He studied in Rome, Italy first at Sant'Atanasio and then at the Pontificium Institutum Internationale Angelicum, the future Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas, Angelicum where after six years of study he received a Doctorate in Sacred Theology on 29 November 1931, and was ordained to the priesthood.[1]

He was consecrated Auxiliary Bishop of Oradea in 1940.

Arrested in 1948 by the authorities of the new Communist regime that outlawed the church, he was taken first to Dragoslavele Monastery, then to Căldărușani Monastery. He was eventually sent to the notorious Sighet Prison, where he died of illness.[1]

On June 2, 2019, Suciu and six other Romanian prelates were beatified by Pope Francis at Câmpia Libertății in Blaj.[2]

Notes
  1. "Episcopul Ioan Suciu". Romanian Church United with Rome, Greek-Catholic (in Romanian). Retrieved April 25, 2012.
  2. "Pope in Romania: Who are the 7 Greek-Catholic martyrs?". Vatican News. June 2, 2019. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
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