A LESS KNOWN REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CLERICAL ELITE FROM TRANSYLVANIA. PRIEST POMPILIU PISO (1886–1944) BETWEEN ALTAR, POLITICS AND THE WORLD OF BUSINESS Cover Image

UN REPREZENTANT MAI PUŢIN CUNOSCUT AL ELITEI CLERICALE DIN TRANSILVANIA. PREOTUL POMPILIU PISO (1886–1944) ÎNTRE ALTAR, POLITICĂ ŞI LUMEA AFACERILOR
A LESS KNOWN REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CLERICAL ELITE FROM TRANSYLVANIA. PRIEST POMPILIU PISO (1886–1944) BETWEEN ALTAR, POLITICS AND THE WORLD OF BUSINESS

Author(s): Răzvan Mihai Neagu
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Local History / Microhistory, Social history, Recent History (1900 till today)
Published by: Institutul de Cercetări Socio-Umane Gheorghe Şincai al Academiei Române
Keywords: priest; Transylvania politics; business, gold;

Summary/Abstract: The personality of the Orthodox priest Pompiliu Piso (1886–1944) is less known in specialized literature. A native from Hunedoara county, he began his ecclesiastical career in the village of Cărpiniș near Abrud. As the parish priest of this village, he participated as a delegate with credentials at the Great Union from December 1st, 1918. In the interwar period, Pompiliu Piso became protopope of Zarand. In parallel, he also got involved in political life, oscillating between the People’s Party and the National Liberal Party. The distinguished cleric was a member of the Romanian Parliament, both as a deputy and as a senator. The most important dignity he held was that of vice-president of the Chamber of Deputies. He retired from the office of protopope for an economic career, within the “Mica” Society specialized in gold mining.

  • Issue Year: 25/2022
  • Issue No: 25
  • Page Range: 35-42
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Romanian
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