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=='''Uniate (Greek Catholic) Church'''== | =='''Uniate (Greek Catholic) Church'''== | ||
[[File:Map of the Greek-Catholic (Uniate) Church in Romania.png|400px|thumb|right|<center>Greek-Catholic (Uniate) Church in Romania</center>]] | |||
===Writing for Records=== | ===Writing for Records=== | ||
*[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Greek+Catholic+Church+Romania/@46.1697614,23.9038899,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x474bf87278f8c9b7:0x7fb29e99dfc265d4!8m2!3d46.1697614!4d23.9060839 '''Greek Catholic Church Romania'''] | *[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Greek+Catholic+Church+Romania/@46.1697614,23.9038899,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x474bf87278f8c9b7:0x7fb29e99dfc265d4!8m2!3d46.1697614!4d23.9060839 '''Greek Catholic Church Romania'''] | ||
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On the other hand, according to data published in the 2012 Annuario Pontificio, the Romanian Greek Catholic Church had 663,807 members (3.3% of the total population), 8 bishops, 1,250 parishes, some 791 diocesan priests and 235 seminarians of its own rite at the end of 2012. The dispute over the figure is included in the United States Department of State report on religious freedom in Romania. The Romanian Orthodox Church continues to claim many of the Romanian Greek Catholic Church's properties.<ref> Wikipedia contributors, "Religion in Romania", in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Romania, accessed 22 April 2020. </ref> | On the other hand, according to data published in the 2012 Annuario Pontificio, the Romanian Greek Catholic Church had 663,807 members (3.3% of the total population), 8 bishops, 1,250 parishes, some 791 diocesan priests and 235 seminarians of its own rite at the end of 2012. The dispute over the figure is included in the United States Department of State report on religious freedom in Romania. The Romanian Orthodox Church continues to claim many of the Romanian Greek Catholic Church's properties.<ref> Wikipedia contributors, "Religion in Romania", in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Romania, accessed 22 April 2020. </ref> | ||
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=='''Roman Catholic Church'''== | =='''Roman Catholic Church'''== | ||
[[File:Map of Roman-Catholic Church in Romania.png|400px|thumb|right|<center>Map of Roman-Catholic Church in Romania</center>]] | |||
===Writing to a Local Parish=== | ===Writing to a Local Parish=== | ||
Earlier records can be held at the diocese, with more recent records still kept in the local parish. To locate the mailing address or e-mail address for a diocese or local parish, consult: | Earlier records can be held at the diocese, with more recent records still kept in the local parish. To locate the mailing address or e-mail address for a diocese or local parish, consult: | ||
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===Historical Background=== | ===Historical Background=== | ||
According to the 2011 census, there are 870,774 Catholics belonging to the Latin Church in Romania, making up 4.33% of the population. The largest ethnic groups are Hungarians (500,444, including Székelys; 41% of the Hungarians), Romanians (297,246 or 1.8%), Germans (21,324 or 59%), and Roma (20,821 or 3.3%), as well as a majority of the country's Slovaks, Bulgarians, Croats, Italians, Czechs, Poles, and Csangos (27,296 in all).<ref> Wikipedia contributors, "Religion in Romania", in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Romania, accessed 22 April 2020. </ref> | According to the 2011 census, there are 870,774 Catholics belonging to the Latin Church in Romania, making up 4.33% of the population. The largest ethnic groups are Hungarians (500,444, including Székelys; 41% of the Hungarians), Romanians (297,246 or 1.8%), Germans (21,324 or 59%), and Roma (20,821 or 3.3%), as well as a majority of the country's Slovaks, Bulgarians, Croats, Italians, Czechs, Poles, and Csangos (27,296 in all).<ref> Wikipedia contributors, "Religion in Romania", in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Romania, accessed 22 April 2020. </ref> | ||
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=='''Calvinist Church'''== | =='''Calvinist Church'''== | ||