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Bishop Anton Coșa

Bishop of Chișinău

Coat of arms
Coat of arms
Coat of armas of the bishop Anton Coșa, Bishop of Chișinău, Moldova.
Born
Nov 23, 1961 Faraoani, Romania
Nationality
Moldova
Ordained priest
Jun 25, 1989 Iași, Romania
Ordained bishop
Jan 6, 2000 Roma, Italy
Appointed
Oct 27, 2001
Principal consecrator
John Paul II
Co-consecrators
Giovanni Battista Re Marcello Zago

Anton Cosa was born on November 23, 1961, in Valea Mare, in the Bacău district (Romania). After completing his philosophical and theological studies at the minor and major seminaries in Iași (1979–1989), he was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Iași on June 25, 1989. He served as an assistant parish priest in Roman (1989–1990) and Chișinău (1990–1991), and subsequently as parish priest in Chișinău (1991–1993). Appointed Apostolic Administrator *ad nutum Sanctae Sedis* for the Apostolic Administration of Moldova on October 28, 1993, he was raised to the episcopal dignity on October 30, 1999, receiving the titular see of Pesto. On January 6, 2000, John Paul II consecrated him a bishop in the Vatican Basilica.