Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy] (original) (raw)

Bishop(s) Lucian Mureşan, Cardinal, Major Archbishop Cristian Dumitru Crişan, Auxiliary Bishop Suffragan Dioceses Cluj-Gherla (Claudiopoli-Armenopoli) (Romanian) Lugoj (Romanian) Maramureş (Romanian) Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino} (Romanian) Sf�ntul Vasile cel Mare de Bucureşti (San Basilio Magno di Bucarest) (Romanian) General Information Type of Jurisdiction: ArchdioceseName Changed: 16 November 1854 Major ArchbishopricDepends on: Dicastery for the Eastern Churches Romanian Catholic Church of the Byzantine TraditionCountry: RomaniaMailing Address: Str. Petru Pavel Aron 2, RO-515400 Blaj, AB. RomaniaTelephone: (0258)710.855Fax: 713.602

Past and Present Ordinaries

Historical Summary

Date Event From To
Diocese of Făgăraş (Romanian)
18 May 1721 Erected Diocese of Făgăraş (Romanian) (erected)
Archdiocese of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian)
16 November 1854 Name Changed Diocese of Făgăraş (Romanian) Archdiocese of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian)
8 June 1912 Territory Lost Archdiocese of Esztergom Archdiocese of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian)Eparchy of Mukachevo (Munk�cs) (Ruthenian) Diocese of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino} (Romanian) Eparchy of Prešov (Prjašev, Eperjes) (Slovak) Diocese of Sz�kesfeh�rv�r (Albareale) Diocese of Hajd�dorog (Hungarian) (erected)
5 June 1930 Territory Lost Archdiocese of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian) (150 parishes)Diocese of Gherla, Armenopoli, Szamos-Ujv�r (Romanian) Diocese of Cluj-Gherla (Claudiopoli-Armenopoli) (Romanian)
5 June 1930 Territory Lost Archdiocese of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian) (Boian)Diocese of Gherla, Armenopoli, Szamos-Ujv�r (Romanian) (169 parishes)Diocese of Hajd�dorog (Hungarian) (10 parishes)Eparchy of Mukachevo (Munk�cs) (Ruthenian) (11 parishes)Diocese of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino} (Romanian) (31 parishes)Eparchy of Stanislaviv (Ukrainian) (17 parishes)Apostolic Administration of T�rgul-Siret (Ruthenian) (suppressed) Diocese of Maramureş (Romanian) (erected)
9 April 1934 Territory Added Diocese of Hajd�dorog (Hungarian) (Arcus (Arkos), Borosneul-Mare (Nagyborosnyo), Imper (Nagykaszon), Ciucs�ngiorgiu (Csikszentgy�rgy), L�z�resti (Csiklazarfalva), Chelinta (Gelencze), Ilieni (Ilyefalva), Lemnia (Lemh�ny), Lisn�u (Lisznyo), Poian (K�zdiszentkereszt), Turia (Torja), ...) Archdiocese of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian)
16 December 2005 Elevated Archdiocese of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian) (became a Major Archbishopric)
29 May 2014 Territory Lost Archdiocese of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian) Eparchy of Sf�ntul Vasile cel Mare de Bucureşti (San Basilio Magno di Bucarest) (Romanian) (erected)

Statistics

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source
Archdiocese of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian)
1948 412,486 17,000,000 2.4% 647 8 655 629 173 606 ap1991
1999 362,000 189 7 196 1,846 1 10 130 624 ap2000
2000 360,000 197 8 205 1,756 1 11 157 175 ap2001
2001 360,000 210 7 217 1,658 2 12 164 624 ap2002
2002 360,000 222 9 231 1,558 2 13 170 184 ap2003
2003 358,000 219 7 226 1,584 10 170 184 ap2004
2004 350,000 215 5 220 1,590 7 155 189 ap2005
2006 367,000 212 212 1,731 6 160 624 ap2007
2009 289,000 211 5 216 1,337 6 158 624 ap2010
2013 216,000 208 4 212 1,018 4 168 624 ap2014
2016 202,000 192 3 195 1,035 5 168 581 ap2017
2019 201,000 210 3 213 943 5 168 581 ap2020
2021 199,360 167 2 169 1,179 1 2 21 429 ap2022
2023 196,195 169 2 171 1,147 1 2 21 425 ap2024

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

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