Suppression of the Society of Jesus
In 1700, with Jesuit assistance, the local Greek-Catholic Church, grouping formerly Orthodox Romanians, was set up. Its leadership was supervised by Jesuit theologians, whose office ensured doctrinal conformity. The Jesuits were also allowed back into Moldavia by 1699, under the rule of Prince Antioh Cantemir. In 1773, the order was suppressed throughout Europe, before being again created by Pope Pius VII in 1814 ("see Suppression of the Society of Jesus"). Pope Pius IX reorganized the local Greek-Catholic Church in 1853, and placed it under "Sacra Congregatio de Propaganda Fide" jurisdiction (between 1912 and 1919, the Greek-Catholic parishes were administered from Hajdúdorog).