The Romanian (Greek) Catholic Eparchy of (Saint Basil the Great of) Bucharest (Romanian ''Sfântul Vasile cel Mare de București'') is an
eparchy of the
Romanian Greek Catholic Church
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Byzantine Rite
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in
Romanian language). It is a
suffragan
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of
Romanian Greek Catholic Archdiocese of Făgăraș and Alba Iulia, which is the
Major-Archbishopric of the Romanian Catholic
particular church ''sui iuris''.
The episcopal see is the
cathedral of ''Saint Basil the Great'' (''Sfântul Vasile cel Mare'') in the
Romanian capital
Bucharest.
History
The eparchy was erected on 29 May by
Major Archbishop Lucian Cardinal Mureșan on territory split off from the
Romanian Catholic Archdiocese of Făgăraş and Alba Iulia
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with the consent of the synod of the Romanian Catholic Church and the
Holy See.
Extent
The jurisdiction of the eparchy comprises all Catholics of the Romanian Catholic Church residing within
Bucharest and the historical regions of
Dobruja,
Muntenia
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and
Oltenia. The territory was taken from the Archdiocese of Făgăraş and Alba Iulia.
Episcopal ordinaries
''(all
Byzantine Rite
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*
Mihai Frățilă (29 May 2014 – ...), previously
Titular Bishop of
Novæ (2007.10.27 – 2014.05.29) &
Auxiliary Bishop of
Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia of the Romanians (Romania) (2007.10.27 – 2014.05.29)
References
Sources and external links
Official website
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Bucharest
Bucharest
Bucharest
Christian organizations established in 2014
2014 establishments in Romania