Gymnasium studies at Brașov, Sibiu and Cluj, theological studies at the University of Vienna (1832 – 1836). Secretary of Bishop Vasile Moga (1836 – 1837), priest and archpriest in Brașov (since 1837), active participant in the Revolution of 1848 (one of the ten secretaries and member of the Romanian delegation sent to Vienna), co-founder of the Romanian Gymnasium of Brașov, (1850), member of the Transylvanian Dieta and member of the imperial Senate. In 1865, he becomes the prime titular of the Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Caransebeș, and contributes to the movement of the Romanian section of the Seminary of Vârșeț (1865) and to the setting up of many “folk” schools. He laid the foundations of the eparchial printing press and library (1885), as well as of the church periodical “Foaia diocezană” (1886). He passed away on 5 February 1889, in Caransebeș.
20 December 1808 – Bishop IOAN POPASU was born in Brașov.
