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Blessed Tit Liviu Chinezu
Blessed Tit Liviu Chinezu

Blessed Tit Liviu Chinezu

Also known as: Titu; Titus

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

15 January; 2 June as one of the Blessed Romanian Greek-Catholic Bishops

Born

1904 in Maioresti (Huduc), Mures, Romania

Died

15 January 1955 in of hypothermia in Sighetu Marmatiei prison, Maramures, Romania

Beatified

2 June 2019 by Pope Francis; the beatification recognition was celebrated at the Câmpia Libertății in Blaj, Romania

Venerated

19 March 2019 by Pope Francis (decree of martyrdom)

Biography

Blessed Tit Liviu Chinezu, also known as Titu or Titus, was born in 1904 in Maioresti (Huduc), Mures, Romania. He was ordained a priest in the Romanian Greek-Catholic Rite on 31 January 1930. Known for his dedication and service to God, he was chosen as the auxiliary bishop of Fagaras si Alba Iulia, Romania, and the Titular Bishop of Regiana in 1949.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified
Beatified2019-06-02 by 2 June 2019 by Pope Francis; the beatification recognition was celebrated at the Câmpia Libertății in Blaj, Romania

Feast Days

January 15June 2

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