Archdiocese of Bucarest {Bucureşti}

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Bishop(s) Ioan Robu, Archbishop Cornel Damian, Auxiliary Bishop Suffragan Dioceses Iaşi Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad} Satu Mare {Szatmár} Timisoara

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese Elevated: 5 June 1930 Metropolitan See Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Romania Square Kilometers: 92,120 (35,581 Square Miles) Official Web Site: http://www.arcb.ro/ Mailing Address: Arhiepiscopia Romano-Catolica, Str. Gen. Berthelot 19, RO-010164 Bucuresti, Romania Telephone: (021)315.49.55; 201.54.00 Fax: 312.12.07

Historical Details

• Diocese of Bucuresti
  • Latin Name: Bucarestiensis
  • Erected: 27 April 1883
  • Country: Romania

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Ignazio Paoli, C.P. † (27 Apr 1883 Appointed - 2 Feb 1892 Died)
• John Joseph Frederick Otto Zardetti † (6 Mar 1894 Appointed - 25 May 1895 Appointed, Official of the Roman Curia - Other)
• Francesco Saverio de Hornstein † (31 Mar 1896 Appointed - 3 Jun 1905 Died)
• Raymund Netzhammer, O.S.B. † (16 Sep 1905 Appointed - 14 Jul 1924 Resigned)
• Alexandru Theodor Cisar † (12 Dec 1924 Appointed - 7 Jan 1954 Died)
• Ioan Robu (14 Mar 1990 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Bucuresti
27 April 1883	Erected		Diocese of Bucuresti (erected)
Archdiocese of Bucarest {Bucureşti}
5 June 1930	Elevated	Diocese of Bucuresti	Archdiocese of Bucarest {Bucureşti}

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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 Bucarest {Bucureşti}
1949	60,000	7,000,000	.9%	51	14	65	923		24	340	34	ap1951
1964	120,000	1,200,000	10.0%	28	1	29	4,137			25	47	ap1971
1974	84,162	8,564,212	1.0%	50		50	1,683				29	ap1981
1988	105,296	10,486,600	1.0%	63	2	65	1,619		2		31	ap1991
1999	105,000	10,230,000	1.0%	71	14	85	1,235		24	252	62	ap2000
2000	98,500	10,100,000	1.0%	77	14	91	1,082		28	322	63	ap2001
2001	98,000	10,100,000	1.0%	80	25	105	933		37	272	63	ap2002
2002	96,200	10,000,000	1.0%	92	20	112	858		40	257	66	ap2003
2003	95,700	10,000,000	1.0%	96	25	121	790		46	273	66	ap2004
2004	96,200	10,000,000	1.0%	94	18	112	858		40	283	66	ap2005
2006	91,500	9,680,000	.9%	88	31	119	768		52	258	66	ap2007

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Cornel Damian (Priest: 22 Jun 1986; Auxiliary Bishop: 31 Oct 2003)
• Ioan Robu (Apostolic Administrator: 25 Oct 1984; Archbishop: 14 Mar 1990)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Alexandru Theodor Cisar † (Archbishop: 12 Dec 1924 to 7 Jan 1954)
• Antonio Durcovici † (Priest: 24 Sep 1910 to 30 Oct 1947)
• Francesco Saverio de Hornstein † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 31 Mar 1896 to 3 Jun 1905)
• Raymund Netzhammer, O.S.B. † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 16 Sep 1905; Bishop: 5 Nov 1905 to 14 Jul 1924)
• Ignazio Paoli, C.P. † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 27 Apr 1883 to 2 Feb 1892)
• John Joseph Frederick Otto Zardetti † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 6 Mar 1894 to 25 May 1895)