Diocese of Chişinău, Moldova

Continent: East Europe

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Chişinău / Chisinauen(sis) (Latin)

Immediately subject to the Holy See

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Website:

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Mary Mother of Good Counsel

Liturgical Calendar (Universal) 📅

History

1993.10.28: Established as Apostolic Administration of Moldova / Moldoven(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Iaşi and Diocese of Tiraspol)
2001.10.27: Promoted as Diocese of Chişinău / Chisinauen(sis) (Latin) (without ecclesiastical province)

Present Prelates

Bishop (2001.10.27 – ...):

Bishop Anton Coşa (63)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Chişinău (Roman Rite)

Bishop Anton Coşa (63)
(2001.10.27 – ...)

Bishop of Chişinău (Moldova)

Omnia in Christo

Born:	1961.11.23 (Valea Mare, Moldova)
Ordained Priest:	1989.06.25
Consecrated Bishop:	2000.01.06

Priest of Iaşi (Romania) (1989.06.25 – 1999.10.30)

Apostolic Administrator of Moldova (Moldova) (1993.10.28 – 2001.10.27)

Titular Bishop of Pesto (1999.10.30 – 2001.10.27)

Bishop of Chişinău (Moldova) (2001.10.27 – ...)

Apostolic Administrators of Moldova (Roman Rite)

Bishop Anton Coşa (63)
(1993.10.28 – 2001.10.27)

(see above)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Catedrala Providenţa Divină, Chişinău, Chişinău

Churches by City (17)

Iaşi (←), Lviv (↖), Kamyanets-Podilsky (↑), Odessa–Simferopol (↘)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 33,000 km²

Population: 19,920 Catholics (0.6% of 3,567,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 20 parishes, 2 missions

Personnel: 24 priests (15 diocesan, 9 religious), 2 deacons, 37 religious (11 brothers, 26 sisters)

Diocese of

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