Diocese of Chișinău
| Diocese of Chișinău | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Republic of Moldova |
| Ecclesiastical province | Immediate |
| Diocesan bishop | Anton Coșa |
| founding | October 28, 1993 |
| surface | 33,000 km² |
| Parishes | 17 (December 31, 2011 / AP 2013 ) |
| Residents | 4,334,000 (December 31, 2011 / AP 2013 ) |
| Catholics | 20,000 (December 31, 2011 / AP 2013 ) |
| proportion of | 0.5% |
| Diocesan priest | 17 (December 31, 2011 / AP 2013 ) |
| Religious priest | 16 (December 31, 2011 / AP 2013 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 606 |
| Permanent deacons | 2 (December 31, 2011 / AP 2013 ) |
| Friars | 20 (December 31, 2011 / AP 2013 ) |
| Religious sisters | 34 (December 31, 2011 / AP 2013 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Moldovan |
| cathedral | Cathedral of Divine Providence |
| address | St. Mitropolit Dosoftei 85 Chișinău 2012 Moldova |
| Website | www.catolicmold.md |
The diocese of Chișinău ( lat . : Dioecesis Chisinauensis ) is a Roman Catholic diocese in the Republic of Moldova .
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After the collapse of the Soviet Union and the establishment of the Republic of Moldova, Pope John Paul II established an Apostolic Administration in Chișinău on October 28, 1993 , which covers the entire country, from cedings of the dioceses of Iași and Tiraspol . This administration, whose believers live in a pronounced diaspora situation , was elevated to a diocese on October 27, 2001.