The Romanian Orthodox Bishopric of Oradea (Episcopia Ortodoxă Română a Oradiei) is located in a historic building on Strada Episcop Roman Ciorogariu in Oradea, Bihor County, The monumental building once belonged to the Rimanóczy family.
The building was designed by the architect Kálmán Rimanóczy jr. and constructed between 1903 and 1905 as a residence for his family. The building has a lot of neo-Gothic and Venetian influences, including the alternation between brick and plaster and the three-arched windows on the first floor. The bay windows on the first floor also give the edifice a secession touch.
In 1921, the building was bought by the Romanian Orthodox Church, after the Diocese of Oradea had been established in the city in the same year. At that time, a chapel was created on the first floor of the building.
For a short time during the interwar period, the building also housed the Orthodox Theological Academy and in 1925 a printing house was set up in the basement. In 1971, a large renovation took place during which the chapel windows were replaced by stained glass, the internal paintings were redone, and the decorations of the old palace were restored.
Initially, the Moon Church on Union Square functioned as the Episcopal Cathedral of the Orthodox Bishopric of Oradea, until the Resurrection Cathedral of Oradea was inaugurated in 2020.
