Archdiocese of Bucarest {Bucureşti}

Historical Details

• Apostolic Administration of Nicopolis
  • Erected: 1648
  • Country: Romania

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Ignazio Paoli, C.P. † (30 Apr 1883 Appointed - 27 Feb 1885 Died)
• Paolo Giuseppe Palma, C.P. † (19 May 1885 Appointed - 2 Feb 1892 Died)
• Nicolas Giannelli, C.P. † (21 Dec 1893 Appointed - Did Not Take Effect)
• John Joseph Frederick Otto Zardetti † (6 Mar 1894 Appointed - 25 May 1895 Resigned)
• Joseph-Xavier de Hornstein † (31 Mar 1896 Appointed - 3 Jun 1905 Died)
• Raymund (Albin) Netzhammer, O.S.B. † (16 Sep 1905 Appointed - 14 Jul 1924 Resigned)
• Alexandru Theodor Cisar † (12 Dec 1924 Appointed - 7 Jan 1954 Died)
• Ioan Robu (14 Mar 1990 Appointed - 21 Nov 2019 Retired)
• Aurel Percă (21 Nov 2019 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Archdiocese of Bucarest {Bucureşti}
1949	60,000	7,000,000	.9%	51	14	65	923		24	340	34	ap1951
1964	120,000	1,200,000	10.0%	28	1	29	4,137			25	47	ap1971
1974	84,162	8,564,212	1.0%	50		50	1,683				29	ap1981
1988	105,296	10,486,600	1.0%	63	2	65	1,619		2		31	ap1991
1999	105,000	10,230,000	1.0%	71	14	85	1,235		24	252	62	ap2000
2000	98,500	10,100,000	1.0%	77	14	91	1,082		28	322	63	ap2001
2001	98,000	10,100,000	1.0%	80	25	105	933		37	272	63	ap2002
2002	96,200	10,000,000	1.0%	92	20	112	858		40	257	66	ap2003
2003	95,700	10,000,000	1.0%	96	25	121	790		46	273	66	ap2004
2004	96,200	10,000,000	1.0%	94	18	112	858		40	283	66	ap2005
2006	91,500	9,680,000	.9%	88	31	119	768		52	258	66	ap2007
2012	92,050	9,779,000	.9%	88	32	120	767		59	254	83	ap2013
2015	61,050	8,740,000	.7%	89	39	128	476		60	243	68	ap2016
2018	60,500	8,869,939	.7%	102	36	138	438		50	195	67	ap2019
2020	60,500	8,870,000	.7%	101	38	139	435		52	195	68	ap2021
2022	59,321	8,430,521	.7%	106	32	138	429		47	145	69	ap2023

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Cornel Damian (Priest: 22 Jun 1986; Auxiliary Bishop: 31 Oct 2003)
• Aurel Percă (Archbishop: 21 Nov 2019 - )
• Ioan Robu (Administrator: 1 Dec 1983; Apostolic Administrator: 25 Oct 1984; Archbishop: 14 Mar 1990 to 21 Nov 2019)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Alexandru Theodor Cisar † (Priest: 6 Jun 1903 to 22 Apr 1920; Archbishop: 12 Dec 1924 to 7 Jan 1954)
• Costantino Costa, C.P. † (Apostolic Administrator: 29 Apr 1890 to 12 Jun 1893)
• Bl. Anton Durcovici † (Priest: 24 Sep 1910 to 30 Oct 1947)
• Nicolas Giannelli, C.P. † (Archbishop: 21 Dec 1893 - Did Not Take Effect)
• Joseph-Xavier de Hornstein † (Archbishop: 31 Mar 1896 to 3 Jun 1905)
• Raymund (Albin) Netzhammer, O.S.B. † (Archbishop: 16 Sep 1905 to 14 Jul 1924)
• Paolo Giuseppe Palma, C.P. † (Archbishop: 19 May 1885 to 2 Feb 1892)
• Ignazio Paoli, C.P. † (Archbishop: 30 Apr 1883 to 27 Feb 1885)
• Justin Ştefan Paven † (Priest: Oct 1964)
• John Joseph Frederick Otto Zardetti † (Archbishop: 6 Mar 1894 to 25 May 1895)