Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bucharest
Archdiocese of Bucharest Archidioecesis Bucarestiensis Arhidieceza de București | |
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Diocese of Timişoara | |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Cornel Damian |
| Vicar General | Cornel Damian |
| Episcopal Vicars | Martin Cabalaș, Ieronim Iacob, Francisc Ungureanu |
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 Administrative map of the Roman Catholic Church in Romania | |
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The Archdiocese of Bucharest (
Its
History
It was established on 27 April 1883. There had been a Catholic presence in the city since at least the 18th century, but only in 1847 Bishop Josephus Molajoni was able to establish his residence there. His successor, Angelus Parsi, restored the episcopal palace, which had been
After the establishment of the
Extent
It comprises 91,120 square kilometers (35,195 Square Miles). In addition to national capital Bucharest, the archdiocese covers the rest of Wallachia (Oltenia, Muntenia and Dobruja)—the counties of Mehedinți, Gorj, Dolj, Vâlcea, Olt, Argeș, Teleorman, Dâmbovița, Giurgiu, Prahova, Ilfov, Buzău, Ialomița, Călărași, Brăila, Tulcea and Constanța, of which 0.9% are Roman Catholic, with the largest number of parishes in Bucharest. Its adherents are predominantly Romanian.
Province
Its
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Iași
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Oradea Mare
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Satu Mare
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Timișoara
See also
- Romanian Catholic Eparchy of Saint Basil the Great of Bucharest(Byzantine Rite)
- History of Christianity in Romania
Sources and external links
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Archdiocese of Bucharest". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
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