John Mihălțan

Life

Born

27 September 1926

Ordained priest

1951

Consecrated bishop

4 February 1990

Retired

7 October 2006

Died

17 March 2008

Sees

1. 4 February 1990 – 1992

   Bishop of Crisul

   Vicar of Oradea · Patriarchate of Romania

2. 1992 – 2001

   Bishop of Oradea

   Patriarchate of Romania

3. 2001 – 7 October 2006

   Bishop of Oradea, Bihor and Sălaj

   Patriarchate of Romania

4. 7 October 2006 – 17 March 2008

   Former Bishop of Oradea, Bihor and Sălaj

   Patriarchate of Romania

Consecration

Consecrated 4 February 1990 by:

• Basil Coman Bishop of Oradea, 1912–1992
• Timothy Seviciu Archbishop of Arad, Ienopolis and Hălmagiu, b. 1936
• Justinian Chira Archbishop of Maramureș and Sătmar, 1921–2016

Line of succession

Following, at each step, the consecrator whose own documented line reaches furthest back in time. This line runs 5 generations back to Pimen Georgescu; earlier links are not yet in the data.

1. John Mihălțan Bishop of Oradea, Bihor and Sălaj consecrated 4 February 1990
2. Basil Coman Bishop of Oradea, 1912–1992 consecrated 27 December 1970
3. Teofil Herineanu Archbishop of Vad, Feleacu and Cluj, 1909–1992 consecrated 21 August 1949
4. Joseph Gafton Bishop of Râmnic and Argeș, 1896–1984 consecrated 19 December 1943
5. Nicodim Munteanu Patriarch of Romania, Archbishop of Bucharest, Metropolitan of Muntenia and Dobruja, 1864–1948 consecrated 24 May 1909
6. Pimen Georgescu Archbishop of Iași and Metropolitan of Moldova, 1853–1934 consecrated 2 February 1895

Bishops he consecrated 6

• 25 February 1990Andrew Andreicuț Metropolitan of Cluj, b. 1949
• 11 March 1990Serapheim Joantă Metropolitan of Germany and Central Europe, b. 1948
• 7 February 1993Bartholomew Anania Metropolitan of Cluj, Alba, Crișana and Maramureș, 1921–2011
• 17 April 1994Justin Hodea Bishop of Maramureș and Sătmar, b. 1961
• 9 July 1994John Selejan Archbishop of Timișoara and Metropolitan of Banat, b. 1951
• 1999Sofronie Drincec Bishop of Oradea, Bihor and Sălaj, b. 1967