Chronology of Catholic Dioceses:Romania
See a list of abbreviations used in this list. See also our listing of current ecclesial jurisdictions.
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- 1009~
- Byhor / Bihar - (Hungary) Romania
- 1009~
- Erdely / Transilvania / Karlsburg / Siebenbürgen - (Hungary) Romania
- 1077
- Oradea Mare / Nagy Varad / Grosswardein [Lat.] (new name, See transferred from Bihar) - (Hungary) Romania
- 1228
- Milkovia - (Hungary) Romania
- 1241
- Milkovia (abandoned, destroyed by the Tatars) - (Hungary) Romania
- 1370
- Sereth - (Hungary) Romania
- 1380-1390
- Sereth (de facto abandoned) - (Hungary) Romania
- 1381
- Arges / Argesch - (Valachia) Romania
- 1382
- Turn-Severin - (Valachia) Romania
- 1385-1395
- Arges / Argesch (de facto abandoned) - (Valachia) Romania
- 1400~
- Turn-Severin (de facto abandoned) - (Valachia) Romania
- 1418
- Moldovita / Moldawitza / at Baia? - (Hungary) Romania
- 1550-1600
- Moldovita / Moldawitza (abandoned) - (Siebenbürgen) Romania
- 1607
- Bacau / Bakau - (Ottoman Empire) Romania
- 1610-1620
- Bacau / Bakau (attempt failed) - (Ottoman Empire) Romania
(1610 Sofia (AA for Valachia) - (Valachia) Bulgaria)
- 1643
- Marcianopolis (AA for Moldova) - (Ottoman Empire) Romania
- 1648
- Nicopolis (AA for Dobrudja, from 1728 even for Valachia) - (Ottoman Empire) Romania
- 1721
- Fogaras / Fagaras [Rom.-Byz.] - (Ottoman Empire) Romania
- 1777
- Oradea Mare / Nagy-Varad [Rom.-Byz.] (detached from the care of the Latin diocese of Nagy-Varad / Oradea Mare) - (Hungary) Romania
- 1777
- Szamos-Ujvar / Cluj / Klausenburg: a.k.a. Gherla / Armenopoli [Rom.-Byz.] - (detached from the care of the Latin diocese of Nagy-Varad / Oradea Mare) - (Hungary) Romania
- 1804
- Satu Mare / Szatmar (detached from Eger) - (Hungary) Romania
- 1853
- Lugoj [Rom.-Byz.] (detached from Fagaras [Rom.-Byz.], and from Oradea Mare [Rom.-Byz.]) - (Hungary) Romania
- 1854
- Alba Julia [Rom.-Byz.] (Metr., previously Transilvania, reerected for the Rom.-Byz. by the Pope and immediately united to Fagaras [below]) - (Hungary) Romania
- 1854
- Fagaras and Alba Julia [Rom.-Byz.] (Metr., and new name, previously Fagaras) - (Hungary) Romania
- 1883
- Bucuresti (AD, and new name, previously AA Nicopolis) - Romania
- 1884
- Iasi (D, and new name, previously AA Marcianopolis) - Romania
- 1922
- Targul-Siret / Siret [Rom.-Byz.] (AA, detached from Stanislawow / Stanislaviv [Rut.-Byz.]) - Romania
- 1923
- Timosoara / Temesvar / Romanian Banat (AA, detached from Csanád) - Romania
- 1930
- Bucuresti (Metr.) - Romania
- 1930
- Oradea Mare and Satu Mare [Lat.] (united) - Romania
- 1930
- Cluj-Gherla [Rom.-Byz.] (new name, previously Gherla / Szamos-Ujvar / Armenopoli) - Romania
- 1930
- Maramures [Rom.-Byz.] (detached from Gherla / Szamos-Ujvar / Armenopoli, and from Fagaras and Alba Julia ?) - Romania
- 1930
- Romania [Arm.] (ApEx) - Romania
- 1930
- Targul-Siret [Rut.-Byz.] (incorporated in Maramures [Rom.-Byz.]) - Romania
- 1930
- Timisoara - Romania
- 1932
- Alba Julia [Lat.] (new name, previously Transilvania) - Romania
- 1941
- Oradea Mare [Lat.] (new name, union Oradea Mare and Satu Mare dissolved) - Romania
- 1941
- Satu Mare [Lat.] (reerected, union Oradea Mare and Satu Mare dissolved) - Romania
- 1948
- Oradea Mare and Satu Mare [Lat.] (reunited) - Romania
- 1982
- Oradea Mare [Lat.] (new name, union Oradea Mare and Satu Mare dissolved again) - Romania
- 1982
- Satu Mare [Lat.] (reerected, union Oradea Mare and Satu Mare dissolved again) - Romania
- 1991
- Alba Julia (EB, previously D, was part of the Metropolitan Province of Bucuresti) - Romania
- 2005
- Fagaras and Alba Julia (Major Archeparchy) - (formerly Metropolitan Archeparchy) - Romania