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Iuliu Hossu

Prelate
Iuliu Hossu was a Romanian Greek-Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Cluj-Gherla. Pope Paul VI elevated Hossu to the rank of cardinal in pectore, that is, secretly, in 1969 but did not publish his appointment until after Hossu's death.... Wikipedia
Born: January 30, 1885, Milas, Romania
Died: May 28, 1970 (age 85 years), Bucharest, Romania
Place of burial: Bucharest, Romania
Created cardinal: 28 April 1969 (in pectore); 5 March 1973 (revealed); by Pope Paul VI