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{{Short description|Eastern Catholic archeparchy in Romania}}
{{Infobox diocese
| jurisdiction      = Archeparchy
| name              = Făgăraș și Alba Iulia
| latin             = Archidioecesis Fagarasiensis et Albae Iuliensis Romenorum
| local             = Arhieparhia de Făgăraș și Alba Iulia
| image             = Catedrala_greco-catolic%C4%83_%22Sf._Treime%22.jpg
| image_size        = 250px
| image_alt         =
| caption           = Sfânta Treime Romanian Catholic Metropolitan Cathedral
<!---- Locations ---->
| country           = {{flag|Romania}}
| territory         =
| province          = <!-- Ecclesiastical province -->
| metropolitan      =
| archdeaconries    =
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| coordinates       = <!-- Use {{coord}} -->
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| area_km2          = <!-- Area in square kilometers, automatically converted -->
| area_sqmi         = <!-- Area in square miles, automatically converted -->
| area_footnotes    =
| population        =
| population_as_of  = 2013
| catholics         = 216,000
| catholics_percent =
| parishes          = <!-- Number of parishes in the diocese -->
| churches          = <!-- Number of churches in the diocese -->
| congregations     = <!-- Number of congregations in the diocese -->
| schools           = <!-- Number of church supported schools in the diocese -->
| members           = <!-- Number of members in the diocese -->
<!---- Information ---->
| sui_iuris_church  = [[Romanian Greek Catholic Church]]
| rite              = [[Byzantine Rite|Byzantine]]
| established       = 18 May 1721<br><small>(As Eparchy of Făgăraș)</small><br>16 November 1854<br><small>(As Archeparchy of Făgăraș și Alba Iulia)</small>
| cathedral         = [[Holy Trinity Cathedral, Blaj|Holy Trinity Metropolitan Cathedral]]
| cocathedral       =
| patron            = <!-- Patron saint(s) of the diocese (or archdiocese) -->
| patron_title      = <!-- Use to override the default label "Patron saint" -->
| priests           = <!-- Number of priests in the diocese -->
<!---- Current leadership ---->
| pope              = {{Incumbent pope}} <!-- DO NOT CHANGE. This will update the Popes Automatically as they change -->
| patriarch         =
| major_archbishop  = [[Lucian Mureșan|Cardinal Lucian Mureșan]]
| bishop            = <!-- Name and title of the current ordinary of the diocese -->
| bishop_title      = <!-- Type of ordinary: i.e. Bishop or Archbishop. Default is Bishop -->
| metro_archbishop  = <!-- Name of the Metropolitan Archbishop of the Ecclesiastical Province -->
| coadjutor         =
| suffragans        = [[Romanian Catholic Eparchy of Cluj-Gherla|Cluj-Gherla]], [[Romanian Catholic Eparchy of Lugoj|Lugoj]], [[Romanian Catholic Eparchy of Maramureș|Maramureș]], [[Romanian Catholic Eparchy of Oradea Mare|Oradea Mare]], [[Romanian Catholic Eparchy of Bucharest|Bucharest]]
| auxiliary_bishops = [[Cristian Dumitru Crișan]]
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| vicar_general     =
| episcopal_vicar   =
| archdeacons       = <!-- List most senior first (usually reckoned by date of first collation); use | archdeacon = for one-->
| emeritus_bishops  = <!-- List most senior first (usually reckoned by date of consecration) -->
<!---- Map ---->
| map               = Romanian Greek-Catholic (Uniate) Church map.svg
| map_size          = 250px
| map_alt           =
| map_caption       = Church administrative divisions
<!---- Website ---->
| website           = [https://www.aegc.ro www.aegc.ro]
| footnotes         =
}}
[[Image:Blaj s2.jpg|thumb|The interior of the Sfânta Treime Romanian Catholic Metropolitan Cathedral]]
The '''Romanian Catholic Archeparchy of Făgăraș and Alba Iulia''' ({{langx|la|Archidioecesis Fagarasiensis et Albae Iuliensis Romenorum}}; in [[Romanian language|Romanian]] ''Arhieparhia de Făgăraș și Alba Iulia''), is an ecclesiastical territory or archeparchy (equivalent to an [[archdiocese]] in the [[Latin Church]]) of the [[Romanian Greek Catholic Church]], a [[Catholic particular churches and liturgical rites|particular]] [[Eastern Catholic]] Church, that is located in [[Romania]]. The [[Ordinary (Catholic Church)|ordinary]] is the Archeparch of Făgăraș and Alba Iulia who is also the [[Metropolitan bishop|Metropolitan]] of the [[ecclesiastical province]] of Făgăraș and Alba Iulia and the [[Primate (bishop)|Primate]] of the Romanian Greek Catholic Church. The incumbent Archeparch is [[Lucian Mureșan|Lucian, Cardinal Mureșan]]. The [[cathedral]] church of the archeparchy is the [[Holy Trinity Cathedral, Blaj|Cathedral of the Holy Trinity]] that is situated in the city of [[Blaj]].
There are five [[suffragan diocese]]s of the archeparchy in Romania :
* [[Romanian Catholic Eparchy of Cluj-Gherla|Cluj–Gherla]]
* [[Romanian Catholic Eparchy of Lugoj|Lugoj]]
* [[Romanian Catholic Eparchy of Maramureș|Maramureș]]
* [[Romanian Catholic Eparchy of Oradea Mare|Oradea Mare]]
* [[Romanian Catholic Eparchy of Bucharest|Saint Basil the Great of Bucharest]].
Additionally, in [[North America]], the [[Romanian Greek Catholic Eparchy of St George]] is part of the Church but is exempt. The Eparchy of St. George takes part in the Church's [[synod]].
On 18 May 1721 it was established as the Metropolitan Archeparchy of [[Făgăraș]] ({{langx|la|Archidioecesis Fagarasiensis Romenorum}}). On 16 November 1854 it was renamed Metropolitan Archeparchy of Făgăraș and [[Alba Iulia]] (''Fagarasien(sis) et Albae Iulien(sis) Romenorum'' in Latin). On 16 December 2005 it was promoted to Major Archeparchy of Făgăraș and Alba Iulia.
==See also==
*[[List of bishops of Făgăraș and Alba Iulia|List of Major Archbishops of Făgăraș and Alba Iulia]]
==External links==
* [http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/faga0.htm GCatholic.org information on the Major Archdiocese]
* [http://rulers.org/relig.html#eastern_catholic_churches Religious Leaders] data per April 2006
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