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Archdiocese of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian)

Archidioecesis Fagarasiensis et Albae Iuliensis Romenorum



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Bishop(s)

  • Lucian Mureşan, Cardinal, Major Archbishop
  • Cristian Dumitru Crişan, Auxiliary Bishop

Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Făgăraş (Romanian)
18 May 1721ErectedDiocese of Făgăraş (Romanian) (erected)
Archdiocese of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian)
16 November 1854Name ChangedDiocese of Făgăraş (Romanian) Archdiocese of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian)
5 June 1930Territory LostArchdiocese of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian) (150 parishes)
Diocese of Gherla, Armenopoli, Szamos-Ujvár (Romanian)
Diocese of Cluj-Gherla (Claudiopoli-Armenopoli) (Romanian)
5 June 1930Territory LostArchdiocese of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian) (Boian)
Diocese of Gherla, Armenopoli, Szamos-Ujvár (Romanian) (169 parishes)
Diocese of Hajdúdorog (Hungarian) (10 parishes)
Eparchy of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian) (11 parishes)
Diocese of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino} (Romanian) (31 parishes)
Eparchy of Stanislaviv (Ukrainian) (17 parishes)
Diocese of Maramureş (Romanian) (erected)
9 April 1934Territory AddedDiocese of Hajdúdorog (Hungarian) (Arcus (Arkos), Borosneul-Mare (Nagyborosnyo), Imper (Nagykaszon), Ciucsângiorgiu (Csikszentgyörgy), Läzäresti (Csiklazarfalva), Chelinta (Gelencze), Ilieni (Ilyefalva), Lemnia (Lemhény), Lisnäu (Lisznyo), Poian (Kézdiszentkereszt), Turia (Torja), ...) Archdiocese of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian)
16 December 2005ElevatedArchdiocese of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian) (became a Major Archbishopric)
29 May 2014Territory LostArchdiocese of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian) Eparchy of Sfântul Vasile cel Mare de Bucureşti (San Basilio Magno di Bucarest) (Romanian) (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Archdiocese of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian)
1948412,48617,000,0002.4%6478655629173606ap1991
1999362,00018971961,846110130624ap2000
2000360,00019782051,756111157175ap2001
2001360,00021072171,658212164624ap2002
2002360,00022292311,558213170184ap2003
2003358,00021972261,58410170184ap2004
2004350,00021552201,5907155189ap2005
2006367,0002122121,7316160624ap2007
2009289,00021152161,3376158624ap2010
2013216,00020842121,0184168624ap2014
2016202,00019231951,0355168581ap2017
2019201,00021032139435168581ap2020
2021199,36016721691,1791221429ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Făgăraş (Romanian)
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 373
  • Archdiocese of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian)
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 26, Page 436, to Page 439
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 98, Page 107

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