Ordinariate of Romania (Armenian)

Romaniae

Bishop(s)

Vacant
Gergely Kovács, Apostolic Administrator

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Ordinariate
Erected: 5 June 1930
Depends on: Dicastery for the Eastern Churches
Armenian Catholic Church of the Armenian Tradition
Country: Romania
Mailing Address: Str. Stefan cel Mare 5, RO-405300 Gherla, Romania
Telephone: (0722)973.793

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
5 June 1930	Erected		Ordinariate of Romania (Armenian) (erected)

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

1999 1,000 4 ap2000

2000 1,000 4 ap2001

2001 823 4 ap2002

2002 821 4 ap2003

2003 807 4 ap2004

2004 515 2 2 257 4 ap2005

2009 809 4 4 202 4 ap2010

2013 666 4 4 166 4 ap2014

2016 626 4 4 156 4 ap2017

2019 501 4 4 125 4 ap2020

2021 378 5 5 75 4 ap2022

2023 317 5 5 63 4 ap2024

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

György-Miklós Jakubínyi (Apostolic Administrator: 1991 to 2 Sep 2020)
Gergely Kovács (Apostolic Administrator: 2 Sep 2020 - )

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Laurent Sahag Koguian (Kogy), C.M.Vd. † (Apostolic Administrator: 17 Oct 1930 to 23 Jul 1939)
Zoltan Lengyel † (Apostolic Administrator: 23 Jul 1939 to 5 Oct 1964)
Áron Márton † (Apostolic Administrator: 4 Mar 1970 to 15 Nov 1971)
Bertalan Sahin † (Apostolic Administrator: 30 Nov 1971 to 5 May 1974)

Source(s)

Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 22, Page 381, to Page 386

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