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Romania

Also known as: Rumänien (Deutsch), Rumania (español), la Roumanie (français), Romania (Italiano, latine), Rumunia (polski), Roménia (Português), România (română), 羅馬尼亞 (正體中文), ルーマニア (日本語)

By Type (13)

Major Archiepiscopal Sees (Major Archdioceses) Major Archdiocese (1)

Metropolitan Sees (Archdioceses) Metr. Archdiocese (1)

Archiepiscopal Sees (Archdioceses) Archdiocese (1)

Episcopal Sees (Dioceses) Diocese (9)

Ordinariates for the Faithful of the Eastern Rite Ordinariate (1)


By Rite

Roman Rite (6): Alba Iulia, Bucureşti, Iaşi, Oradea Mare, Satu Mare, Timişoara

Armenian Church (1): Romania

Romanian Church (6): Cluj–Gherla, Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia, Lugoj, Maramureş, Oradea Mare, Sfântul Vasile cel Mare de Bucureşti


by Type | by Name | by Ecclesiastical Province
Changes in Dioceses | Vacant Dioceses | Former Dioceses


Apostolic Nunciature: Romania Archbishop Giampiero Gloder (66)

Conference of Bishops: Conferinţa Episcopală România Cardinal Lucian Mureşan (92)

Major Archiepiscopal Synod: Synod of the Romanian Church Cardinal Lucian Mureşan (92)

International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Commissio Episcopatuum Communitatis Europææ (COM.E.C.E.) Bishop Mariano Crociata (71)

International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Consilium Conferentiarum Episcopalium Europæ (C.C.E.E.) Archbishop Gintaras Linas Grušas (62)

CardinalsCardinals (0 electors/1 total)

Cardinal Lucian Mureşan (92)Lucian Mureşan (92)

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Cathedrals Cathedrals (16)

Basilicas Basilicas (4)

World Heritage Churches World Heritage Churches (1)

Celebrations

Patron Saints: Saint Andrew, Saint Niceta di Remesiana

Saints: 26 Saints, 14 Blesseds

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Geography

Continent: East Europe

Capital: Bucharest

Area: 229,891 km²

Population: 21,529,967

Neighbouring Countries: Serbia Serbia, ← Hungary Hungary, ↑ Ukraine Ukraine, → Moldova Moldova, ↓ Bulgaria Bulgaria

Cultural Summary

Religions: Eastern Orthodox (including all sub-denominations) 81.9%, Protestant (various denominations including Reformed and Pentecostal) 6.4%, Roman Catholic 4.3%, other (includes Muslim) 0.9%, none or atheist 0.2%, unspecified 6.3%

Languages: Romanian (official) 85.4%, Hungarian 6.3%, Romani 1.2%, other 1%, unspecified 6.1%

Ethnic Groups: Romanian 83.4%, Hungarian 6.1%, Romani 3.1%, Ukrainian 0.3%, German 0.2%, other 0.7%, unspecified 6.1%

Statistics (2021.12.31)

Area: 238,391 km²

Catholic Population: 1,413,000 Catholics (7.4% of 19,202,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 1,876 parishes, 1 mission station (with resident priest), 37 other centres

Clergy: 23 bishops (12 diocesan, 11 titular), 1,975 priests (1,722 diocesan, 253 religious), 10 permanent deacons (6 diocesan, 4 religious)

Non-Clergy: 1,004 religious (64 brothers, 940 sisters), 5 members of secular institutes (sisters), 435 major seminarians, 55 missionaries, 507 catechists

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Last updated on 2024.05.22

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