Unlike most European countries, the Catholic Church in Romania comprises in a single national

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both Latin and two Eastern Catholic churches (one of which being nation-specific): * A Latin hierarchy ** one

ecclesiastical province An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction in Christian Churches with traditional hierarchical structure, including Western Christianity and Eastern Christianity. In general, an ecclesiastical province consists of seve ...

with four suffragan sees ** an exempt non-metropolitan archdiocese * Two

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rite-specific

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es ''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

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(almost Patriarch) of the whole rite-specific

''sui iuris'', and all its four Romanian Suffragan Eparchies (dioceses). ** An Armenian Catholic

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. There is also an Apostolic nunciature as papal diplomatic representation (embassy-level) in the national capital

Bucharest Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financial centre. It is located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the Dâmbovița River, less than north of ...

, into which is also vested the Apostolic nunciature to neighbouring

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(Ex-Soviet, ethnic Romanians).

Current Dioceses

Latin Hierarchy

Ecclesiastical Province of Bucharest

* Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bucharest ** Diocese of Iași ** Diocese of Oradea Mare ** Diocese of Satu Mare ** Diocese of Timișoara

Exempt

* Archdiocese of Alba Iulia (''sui iuris'', not Metropolitan)

''Eastern Catholic''

''Armenian Catholic Church''

(

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in Armenian language) * ''

Armenian Catholic Ordinariate of Romania The Ordinariate for Armenian Catholics of Romania ( ro, Ordinariatul Armeano-Catolic), based in Gherla, is an ordinariate for Eastern Catholic faithful that is part of the Armenian Catholic Church, itself under the authority of the Pope. It serves ...

, with seat at Gherla''

''Romanian (Greek) Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Făgăraş and Alba Iulia''

( Romanian Greek Catholic Church, Romanian language Byzantine (Greek) Rite) *''(Metropolitan) Major Archdiocese of Făgăraș și Alba Iulia'' **'' Eparchy of Bucharest'' **''

Eparchy of Cluj-Gherla The Romanian Greek Catholic Eparchy of Cluj-Gherla is an eparchy of the Byzantine Rite of the Romanian Greek Catholic Church. It is a suffragan of the Romanian Greek Catholic Major Archeparchy of Făgăraș and Alba Iulia. Eparchs * Ioan Alexi ( ...

'' **''

Eparchy of Lugoj The Eparchy of Lugoj is an eparchy of the Romanian Church United with Rome, Greek-Catholic. Eparchs *Alexandru Dobra (16 Nov 1854 – 13 Apr 1870) * Ioan Olteanu (29 Nov 1870 – 22 Dec 1873) *Victor Mihaly de Apșa (21 Dec 1874 – 18 Mar 18 ...

'' **'' Eparchy of Maramureș'' **'' Eparchy of Oradea Mare''

Defunct jurisdictions

Titular see

Only the Latin

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(non-Metropolitan)

Constantia in Scythia {{refimprove, date=February 2017 :''See Constantia for namesakes The Diocese of Constantia (in Scythia) is a former bishopric and present Latin Catholic titular see. The diocese once had its episcopal see in present Constanța (capital of the Ro ...

Other defunct Latin jurisdictions

(Excluding merely renamed/promoted predecessors of current jurisdictions) *

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Diocese of Bacău In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ...

Diocese of Milcovia The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cumania was a Latin-rite bishopric west of the Siret River (in present-day Romania) from 1228 to 1241. The lands incorporated into the diocese had been dominated by the nomadic Cumans since about 1100. Catholic missi ...

* Diocese of Moldovița

''Eastern Catholic defunct jurisdictions''

* '' Ruthenian Catholic Apostolic Administration of Targul-Siret ( Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church, Byzantine Rite)''

Sources and external links

GCatholic.org

{{RCCDiocesesRo *

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Catholic dioceses