Ioan Moța (Romanian pronunciation: [iˈo̯an ˈmot͡sa]; Nojag, Hunedoara County, 15 December 1868 - Bucharest, 20 November 1940) was a Romanian priest and journalist, as well as father to prominent Iron Guard personality Ion Moța. Moța is buried at Orăștie. In March 1917, Moța was a member of a group of exiled Romanian Habsburg subjects who were sent as a delegation to the United States to champion Romania's cause.