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Anton Durcovici

Anton Durcovici

Blessed
December 20 · 1888–1951

Anton Durcovici (1888, Bad Deutsch-Altenburg — 1951, Sighetu Marmației) — Blessed, bishop. Feast day: 20 December.

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Anton Durcovici was a Romanian Roman Catholic bishop of Iași who lived from 1888 to 1951. After moving to Iași as a child, he pursued advanced studies in theology and canon law in Rome. Following his ordination in 1910, he established the Unio Apostolica Cleri for priests. He was appointed to lead the diocese of Iași in 1947, a position he held during a period of intense political upheaval in Romania.

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