Anton Coșa
Anton Coşa (born November 23, 1961) is a Romanian cleric, bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Chişinău in Moldova.[1]
Anton Coşa | |
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| Bishop of Chișinău | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Chișinău |
| See | Chișinău |
| Appointed | 27 October 2001 |
| Installed | 8 December 2001 |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 25 June 1989 by Ioan Robu |
| Consecration | 6 January 2000 by Pope John Paul II |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Anton Coşa 23 November 1961 |
| Previous post(s) | Apostolic Administrator of Moldova (1993-2001) Titular Bishop of Pesto (1999-2001) |
| Alma mater | Theological Institute of Iași |
| Motto | Omnia in Christo |
| Coat of arms |  |
Early life
Anton Coșa was born on November 23, 1961 in a family of farmers,[2] in the village of Valea Mare in the Faraoani commune, then located in the Bacău County. His family also gave two other priest brothers, Fr. Eduard Coșa from Bacău and Fr. Francisc Coșa from Bucharest. He attended primary school in his native village, and then high school in Hemeiuș commune in Bacău County.
Biography
In 1989, he graduated from the Roman Catholic Theological Institute of Iași, and that June was ordained a priest by Bucharest Archbishop Ioan Robu, for the Iaşi Diocese. From 1989 to 1990, he was the assistant priest at Roman, and from 1990 to 1991 in Chişinău.
In 1991, he became the parish priest, remaining there until he was named Apostolic Administrator for Moldova in 1993. In October 1999, Pope John Paul II named him as the titular bishop of Paestum, later consecrating him at Saint Peter's Basilica the following January. He was named as the inaugural Bishop of Chişinău in 2001.[2]
References
- (in Hungarian) erdely.ma, Gazda Árpád, Krónika, 18 aprilie 2005. "Magyarul imádkozott a moldovai püspök a budapesti csángókonferencián". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2019-07-30.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - catolicmold.md. "Episcopul Anton Coșa". Archived from the original on 2014-03-01. Retrieved 2019-07-30.