The Diocese of Giurgiu ( ro, Episcopia Giurgiului) is a diocese of the Romanian Orthodox Church. Its see is the Dormition of the Theotokos Cathedral in

Giurgiu Giurgiu (; bg, Гюргево) is a city in southern Romania. The seat of Giurgiu County, it lies in the historical region of Muntenia. It is situated amongst mud-flats and marshes on the left bank of the Danube facing the Bulgarian city ...

and its ecclesiastical territory covers

Giurgiu County Giurgiu () is a county (''județ'') of Romania on the border with Bulgaria, in Muntenia, with the capital city at Giurgiu. Demographics In 2011, it had a population of 265,494 and the population density was . * Romanians – over 96% * Roman ...

. The diocese forms part of the

Metropolis of Muntenia and Dobrudja The Metropolis of Wallachia and Dobruja, headquartered in Bucharest, Romania, is a metropolis of the Romanian Orthodox Church. History The Metropolis of Ungro-Wallachia was created, in 1359, by Callistus I, the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantin ...

. It was established in 2000, and placed under a vicar bishop, Ambrozie Sinaitul, who in 2006 became the diocese's first bishop."Opt ani de la trecerea cele veșnice a vrednicului de pomenire părinte Patriarh Teoctist"
at the Diocese of Giurgiu site

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External links

Official site
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2000 establishments in Romania

Giurgiu County