Archdiocese of Bucureşti, Bucarest
Bucarestien(sis)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Bucureşti, Bucarest, Romania
Latin-rite metropolitan archdiocese for southern Romania, elevated from an apostolic vicariate by Pope Leo XIII on 27 April 1883. Its seat is Saint Joseph Cathedral in Bucharest, and its suffragans are Iasi, Oradea Mare, Satu Mare and Timisoara.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 27 April 1883
- Latin
- Bucarestien(sis)
- Annuario code
- 001000968
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 61,050
- Population
- 8,740,000
- Catholic share
- 0.7%
- Extent
- 91,120 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 0.7
of the people living within its bounds
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Aurel Perca
- Born
- 15 August 1951
- Birthplace
- Săbăoani
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Saint Joseph Cathedral, Bucharest stands in Bucureşti, Bucarest, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Bucharest
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of IaşiIaşi
- Diocese of Oradea MareOradea Mare
- Diocese of Oradea Mare, Gran Varadino, NagyváradOradea Mare
- Diocese of Satu Mare, SzatmárSatu Mare, Szatmár
- Diocese of TimişoaraTimişoara
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Romania's Latin metropolitan see is the Archdiocese of Bucharest (Latin: Archidioecesis Bucarestiensis), with its cathedral episcopal see in Bucharest. Ioan Robu, who had earlier served as Apostolic Administrator from 25 October 1984, held the office of archbishop from 1990 until retiring on 21 November 2019. His successor is Aurel Percă, who before this appointment had served as auxiliary bishop of Iaşi.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].