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Archdiocese of Bucarest {Bucureşti}

Archidioecesis Bucarestiensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Aurel Percă, Archbishop
  • Cornel Damian, Auxiliary Bishop
  • Ioan Robu, Archbishop Emeritus

Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 27 April 1883
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Romania
  • Square Kilometers: 84,865 (32,779 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; 201.54.80
  • Fax: 312.12.07

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Apostolic Administration of Nicopolis
1648ErectedApostolic Administration of Nicopolis (erected)
Archdiocese of Bucarest {Bucureşti}
27 April 1883ElevatedApostolic Administration of Nicopolis Archdiocese of Bucarest {Bucureşti}
5 June 1930ElevatedArchdiocese of Bucarest {Bucureşti} (became a Metropolitan)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Archdiocese of Bucarest {Bucureşti}
194960,0007,000,000.9%5114659232434034ap1951
1964120,0001,200,00010.0%281294,1372547ap1971
197484,1628,564,2121.0%50501,68329ap1981
1988105,29610,486,6001.0%632651,619231ap1991
1999105,00010,230,0001.0%7114851,2352425262ap2000
200098,50010,100,0001.0%7714911,0822832263ap2001
200198,00010,100,0001.0%80251059333727263ap2002
200296,20010,000,0001.0%92201128584025766ap2003
200395,70010,000,0001.0%96251217904627366ap2004
200496,20010,000,0001.0%94181128584028366ap2005
200691,5009,680,000.9%88311197685225866ap2007
201292,0509,779,000.9%88321207675925483ap2013
201561,0508,740,000.7%89391284766024368ap2016
201860,5008,869,939.7%102361384385019567ap2019
202060,5008,870,000.7%101381394355219568ap2021

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


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