Catholic Church in Moldova

Also known as: Moldawien (Deutsch), la Moldavie (français), Moldavia (español, Italiano), Mołdawia (polski), Moldávia (Português), Republica Moldova (română), 摩爾多瓦 (正體中文), モルドバ (日本語), Respublica Moldavica (latine)

By Type (2)

Archiepiscopal Sees (Archdioceses) (1)

Episcopal Sees (Dioceses) Diocese (1)

By Rite

Roman Rite (1): Chişinău

Armenian Church (1): Lviv

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Changes in Dioceses | Vacant Dioceses | Former Dioceses

Apostolic Nunciature: Moldova

International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Consilium Conferentiarum Episcopalium Europæ (C.C.E.E.)

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Cathedrals (1)

Celebrations

Saints: 1 Blessed

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Geography

Continent: East Europe

Capital: Chisinau

Area: 32,891 km²

Population: 3,474,121

Former Name: Moldavian SSR, Bessarabia

Neighbouring Countries: ← Romania , ↑ Ukraine

Cultural Summary

Religions: Orthodox 90.1%, other Christian 2.6%, other 0.1%, agnostic <.1%, atheist 0.2%, unspecified 6.9%

Languages: Moldovan/Romanian 80.2% (official) (56.7% identify their mother tongue as Moldovan, which is virtually the same as Romanian; 23.5% identify Romanian as their mother tongue), Russian 9.7%, Gagauz 4.2% (a Turkish language), Ukrainian 3.9%, Bulgarian 1.5%, Romani 0.3%, other 0.2%

Ethnic Groups: Moldovan 75.1%, Romanian 7%, Ukrainian 6.6%, Gagauz 4.6%, Russian 4.1%, Bulgarian 1.9%, other 0.8%