Catholic Church in Moldova
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The Catholic Church in Moldova is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.
History
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In 1227 the current territory of Moldova joined the Diocese of Milkova, formed by
Diocese of Tiraspol was formed, whose cathedra at first was in Kherson, then was moved to Tiraspol. Because of the Crimean War (1853-1856), its cathedra was transferred to Saratov, which was formed from the Tiraspol deanery, which included all of today's Moldova.[1]
After 1917, the
Diocese of Chişinău with direct submission to the Holy See. The first bishop of the diocese is Anton Coșa
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Statistics
In 2020, around 20,000 (0.56% of the total population) was Catholic.[2]
The country forms a single diocese, the Diocese of Chişinău.[3] In 2020 Moldova had 27 priests and 24 nuns serving across 20 parishes.[2]
The cathedral of the diocese is the Cathedral of Divine Providence and the diocese publishes the religious periodical Good Advice. The bishop in Moldova is Anton Coșa, a Romanian-born Catholic.[4] Besides the Latin rite faithful it serves the Greek Catholics as well.[5]
See also
Moldova portal- Catholicism portal
- Outline of Moldova
- Religion in Moldova
- Eastern Orthodoxy in Moldova
- Romanian Catholic Church
References
- ^ "Episcopia Romano-Catolica". Archived from the original on 2013-12-13. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
- ^ a b Catholics and Culture website, retrieved 2023-08-08
- ^ Catholic Hierarchy website, retrieved 2023-08-28
- ^ Vatican News website, article dated March 7, 2022, Moldovan Catholic Church supporting Ukrainian refugees
- ^ https://catolicmold.md/page/parohia-greco-catolica-acoperamantul-maicii-domnului
Bibliography
- The Catholic Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, ed. Franciscans, Moscow, 2007, pp. 519, ISBN 978-5-91393-016-3.
External links
- Official website
- Diocese of Chişinău on Catholic Hierarchy [self-published]
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