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Diocese of Iaşi

Dioecesis Iasensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Iosif Păuleţ, Bishop
  • Petru Sescu, Auxiliary Bishop
  • Petru Gherghel, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Elevated: 27 June 1884
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Bucarest {Bucureşti}
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Romania
  • Square Kilometers: 46,378 (17,913 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: http://www.ercis.ro/
  • Mailing Address: Episcopia Romano-Catolica, B-dul. Stefan-cel-Mare si Sfant 26, RO-700064 Iasi, Romania
  • Telephone: (0232)212.003/4
  • Fax: 212.006

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Vicariate Apostolic of Moldavia
1818ErectedVicariate Apostolic of Moldavia (erected)
Diocese of Iaşi
27 June 1884ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Moldavia Diocese of Iaşi
2 August 1921Territory AddedDiocese of Tiraspol (Bessarabia (Romania): Kischineff, Bender, Bieley, Chotin and Krassna) Diocese of Iaşi
5 June 1930Territory AddedArchdiocese of Lviv (Bucovina) Diocese of Iaşi
5 June 1930Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Iaşi (from Immediately Subject)
28 October 1993Territory LostApostolic Administration of Caucasus (suppressed)
Diocese of Iaşi
Apostolic Administration of Odessa (suppressed)
Apostolic Administration of Russia (Armenian) (suppressed)
Diocese of Tiraspol
Apostolic Administration of Tiflis and Georgia (suppressed)
Apostolic Administration of Volga (suppressed)
Apostolic Administration of Moldova (erected) (Republic of Moldova)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Iaşi
1949140,0004,000,0003.5%4652981,428109ap1951
1970199,7664,145,0964.8%100531531,3055377ap1971
1974221,3354,145,0965.3%97481451,52648104ap1981
1988265,5004,488,5005.9%155361911,390402498ap1991
1999267,7315,145,0005.2%187622491,075441389122ap2000
2000264,7174,887,9955.4%20766273969255380124ap2001
2001264,3804,852,2135.4%21068278951261411125ap2002
2002268,2914,861,1035.5%22677303885314437126ap2003
2003250,2844,837,2035.2%23088318787321454126ap2004
2004258,9134,301,4906.0%23386319811288467126ap2005
2006255,7984,762,0855.4%248116364702325463130ap2007
2013234,2114,272,0005.5%296115411569284461143ap2014
2016226,6284,359,2235.2%29796393576222419149ap2017
2019214,3004,445,0004.8%325128453473218385157ap2020
2021175,8254,359,1624.0%327129456385193365158ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Vicariate Apostolic of Moldavia
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 365
  • Diocese of Iaşi
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 13, Page 434
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 22, Page 381, to Page 386

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