List of Catholic dioceses in Romania
Unlike most European countries, the Catholic Church in Romania comprises in a single national episcopal conference both Latin and two Eastern Catholic churches (one of which being nation-specific):
- A Latin hierarchy
- one ecclesiastical province with four suffragan sees
- an exempt non-metropolitan archdiocese
- Two Eastern Catholic rite-specific particular churches sui iuris:
- The Romanian Greek Catholic Church (Byzantine Rite (Greek Catholic) in Rumanian language, comprising the Ecclesiastical province of Făgăraş and Alba Iulia, whose Metropolitan Archbishop is the Major Archbishop (almost Patriarch) of the whole rite-specific particular church sui iuris, and all its four Romanian Suffragan Eparchies (dioceses).
- An Armenian Catholic Ordinariate for Eastern Catholic faithful.
There is also an Apostolic nunciature as papal diplomatic representation (embassy-level) in the national capital Bucharest, into which is also vested the Apostolic nunciature to neighbouring Moldova (Ex-Soviet, ethnic Romanians).
Current Dioceses
Latin Hierarchy
Administrative map of the Latin and Armenian Catholic hierarchies in Romania
Ecclesiastical Province of Bucharest
- Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bucharest
- Diocese of Iaşi
- Diocese of Oradea Mare
- Diocese of Satu Mare
- Diocese of Timişoara
Exempt
- Archdiocese of Alba Iulia (sui iuris, not Metropolitan)
Armenian Catholic Church
(Armenian Rite in Armenian language)
- Armenian Catholic Ordinariate of Romania, with seat at Gherla
Romanian (Greek) Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Făgăraş and Alba Iulia
(Romanian Greek Catholic Church, Romanian language Byzantine (Greek) Rite)
Defunct jurisdictions
Titular see
Only the Latin Titular archbishopric (non-Metropolitan) Constantia in Scythia
Other defunct Latin jurisdictions
(Excluding merely renamed/promoted predecessors of current jurisdictions)
- Latin Diocese of Argeș
- Diocese of Bacău
- Diocese of Milcovia (Brasov / Milcovul)
- Diocese of Moldovița (Moldawitza / Suczawa)
Eastern Catholic defunct jurisdictions
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