Roman Catholic Diocese of Chișinău

The Diocese of Chișinău (in Latin: Dioecesis Chisinauensis, in Romanian: Dieceza Chișinăului) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church covering all of Moldova and the territory of the self-proclaimed state of Transnistria.

Diocese of Chişinău

Dioecesis Chisinauensis

Episcopia Chişinăului
Location
CountryMoldova
MetropolitanImmediately Subject to the Holy See
Statistics
Area33,000 km2 (13,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2013)
4,334,000
20,000 (0.5%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established28 October 1993
(As Apostolic Administration of Moldova)
27 October 2001
(As Diocese of Chişinău)
CathedralCathedral of Divine Providence in Chișinău
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopAnton Coșa
Website
Website of the Diocese

It is exempt, meaning that it is directly subordinate to the Holy See, not part of any ecclesiastical province with a metropolitan bishop.

History

On 28 October 1993, it was established as the Apostolic Administration of Moldova (a missionary pre-diocesan jurisdiction), on territories split off from the Diocese of Iași (in Romania) and the Diocese of Tiraspol (later suppressed).

On 27 October 2001, it was promoted and renamed after its see (the national capital) as Diocese of Chișinău, to which the apostolic administrator was appointed as first residential bishop.

Cathedral

The Cathedral of Chișinău is dedicated to the Divine Providence.[1]

Ordinaries

(all Roman Rite)

Apostolic administrator of Moldova (1993–2001)
Exempt Bishop of Chișinău (2001– )

See also

References
  1. (in English) Cathedral of Divine Providence

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