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Diocese immediately subject to the Holy See Chişinău, Moldova

Diocese of Chişinău

Chisinauen(sis)

Latin-rite diocese covering all of Moldova, erected on 27 October 2001 from the Apostolic Administration of Moldova (established 1993). It is immediately subject to the Holy See, with its seat at the Cathedral of Divine Providence in Chisinau.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Cathedral of Divine Providence, Chisinau, in Chişinău, Moldova.

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Established
2001
Catholics
20,000
Priests
24
Territory
33,000 km²

Parishes and churches

20 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Bishop
Anton Cosa
Born
23 November 1961
Birthplace
Valea Mare

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The cathedral

Cathedral of Divine Providence, Chisinau stands in Chişinău, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

Covering the whole of Moldova together with the territory of the self-proclaimed state of Transnistria, the Diocese of Chișinău (in Latin: Dioecesis Chisinauensis, in Romanian: Dieceza Chișinăului) is a Latin Church see. It is exempt: rather than belonging to an ecclesiastical province under a metropolitan bishop, it is directly subordinate to the Holy See.