Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Alba Iulia


The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Alba Iulia ; ) is a Latin Church archdiocese in Transylvania, Romania.

History

It was established as a bishopric, the diocese of Transylvania also called Erdély, or Karlsburg alias Siebenbürgen, in 1009 by King Stephen I of Hungary and was renamed as the diocese of Alba Iulia on 22March 1932.
It was raised to the rank of an archdiocese by Pope [John Paul II] on 5August 1991. It is exempt, i.e. directly subordinate to the Vatican, while the other Romanian dioceses form the Ecclesiastical Province of Bucharest.

Bishops

Ordinaries

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The archdiocese covers Transylvania proper—the 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 its inhabitants are Roman Catholic, with concentrations in parts of Harghita and Covasna counties. Catholic adherents are predominantly ethnic Hungarians.