Archdiocese of Alba Iulia

Archidioecesis Albae Iuliensis

Arhiepiscopia de Alba Iulia
Location
Country Romania
MetropolitanImmediately Subject to the Holy See
Statistics
Area58,254 km2 (22,492 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2015)
4,017,256
397,778 (9.9%)
Parishes253
Information
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established1009
(As Diocese of Transilvania, Erdély, Siebenbürgen)
22 March 1932
(As Diocese of Alba Iulia)
5 August 1991
(Archdiocese of Alba Iulia)
CathedralSt. Michael's Cathedral, Alba Iulia
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopGergely Kovács
Auxiliary BishopsLászló Kerekes (elect)
Bishops emeritusGyörgy Jakubinyi
József Tamás
Map
Administrative map of Roman-Catholic Church
Administrative map of Roman-Catholic Church

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Alba Iulia (Latin: Archidioecesis Albae Iuliensis); Hungarian: Gyulafehérvári Római Katolikus Érsekség) is a Latin Church archdiocese in Transylvania, Romania.

History

It was established as a bishopric, the diocese of Transylvania also called Erdély (in Hungarian), or Karlsburg alias Siebenbürgen (in German), in 1009 by King Stephen I of Hungary and was renamed as the diocese of Alba Iulia on 22 March 1932.

It was raised to the rank of an archdiocese by Pope John Paul II on 5 August 1991. It is exempt, i.e. directly subordinate to the Vatican, while the other Romanian dioceses form the Ecclesiastical Province of Bucharest.

Bishops

Ordinaries

Bishops
Archbishops

Auxiliary Bishops

  • György-Miklós Jakubinyi (1990–1994), appointed Archbishop here
  • József Tamás (1996–2019)
  • László Kerekes (since 2020)

Description

The archdiocese covers Transylvania properthe counties of Alba, Bistrița-Năsăud, Brașov, Cluj, Covasna, Harghita, Hunedoara, Mureș, Sălaj and Sibiu.

The cathedral episcopal see is St. Michael's, in Alba Iulia city. It also has a minor basilica in Șumuleu Ciuc.

Population

11% of the inhabitants are Roman Catholic, with concentrations in parts of Harghita and Covasna counties. Catholic adherents are predominantly ethnic Hungarians.

46°04′03″N 23°34′12″E / 46.0676°N 23.5700°E / 46.0676; 23.5700

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