Meletie Covaci (born 1707, converted to the Greek Catholic Church in 1736, reigned 1748–1775 as auxiliary bishop of the Latin bishop of Oradea) Moise Dragoș (born 1725, reigned 1775–1787, under his reign in 1777 the diocese became independent from the Latin bishop] Ignațiu Darabant (born 1730, reigned 1788–1805) Samuil Vulcan (born 1758, reigned 1806–1839) Vasile Erdeli (born 1794, reigned 1842–1862) Iosif Papp-Szilágyi (Sălăjeanul) (born 1813, reigned 1863–1873) Ioan Olteanu (born 1839, reigned 1873–1877) Mihail Pavel (born 1827, reigned 1879–1902) Demetriu Radu (born 1861, reigned 1903–1920) Valeriu Traian Frențiu (born 1875, reign started in 1922. In 1948 the Communist Romania abolished the Greek Catholic Church. Frențiu was persecuted and died in prison in 1952) Iuliu Hirțea (born 1914, he was the clandestine bishop of Oradea from 1952.