Roman Catholic Diocese of Iași
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The Diocese of Iași (or Latin: Dioecesis Iassiensis, Romanian: Episcopia Romano-Catolică de Iași, Hungarian: Jászvásári Egyházmegye, Polish: Diecezja Jassy) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Romanian Western Moldavia. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Bucharest. Its episcopal see is Iași.
Diocese of Iaşi Dioecesis Iasensis Episcopia de Iaşi | |
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Location | |
Country | Romania |
Ecclesiastical province | Bucharest |
Statistics | |
Area | 46,378 km2 (17,907 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2013) 4,272,000 234,211 (5.5%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 27 June 1884 |
Cathedral | Our Lady Queen of Iași Cathedral, Iaşi |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Iosif Păuleț |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Ioan Robu |
Auxiliary Bishops | Petru Sescu |
Vicar General | Petru Sescu |
Map | |
Administrative map of the Roman Catholic Church in Romania | |
Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
Its bishop has been Iosif Păuleț since 2019. Between 1990 and 2019 its bishop was Petru Gherghel, previously Apostolic Administrator since 1978. Auxiliary Bishop since 1999 has been Aurel Percă, Titular Bishop of Mauriana, appointed Archbishop of Bucharest in 2019.