Justinian Chira

Life

Born

28 May 1921

Monastic tonsure

1942

Ordained deacon

15 August 1942

Ordained priest

7 April 1943

Made archimandrite

1967

Consecrated bishop

9 September 1973

Made archbishop

13 December 2009

Died

30 December 2016

Sees

1. 9 September 1973 – 1990

   Bishop of Maramureș

   Vicar of Vad, Feleacu and Cluj · Patriarchate of Romania

2. 1990 – 13 December 2009

   Bishop of Maramureș and Sătmar

   Patriarchate of Romania

3. 13 December 2009 – 30 December 2016

   Archbishop of Maramureș and Sătmar

   Patriarchate of Romania

Consecration

Consecrated 9 September 1973. His consecrators are not yet in the data.

Bishops he consecrated 6

• 4 February 1990John Mihălțan Bishop of Oradea, Bihor and Sălaj, 1926–2008
• 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
• 15 March 1998Joseph Pop Metropolitan of Western and Central Europe, b. 1966