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Father Epaminonda Lucaciu | |
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Born | February 25, 1877
Sâncrai, Austria-Hungary |
Died | July 29, 1960 Cluj |
Nationality | Romanian |
Education | Pontificio Collegio Urbano de Propaganda Fide |
Occupation | Priest |
Church | Romanian Greek Catholic Church |
Epaminonda Lucaciu (February 25, 1877 - July 29, 1960) was a Romanian Greek Catholic priest who was the first Romanian priest sent to the United States of America. [1] [2]
The son of Vasile Lucaciu, Epaminonda Lucaciu received a scholarship to study at the Pontificio Collegio Urbano de Propaganda Fide Fide in Rome, Italy. [3]
On the 19th of November 1905, Lucaciu established Saint Helena Romanian Byzantine Catholic Church. Lucaciu served at the parish until 1907. [1]