Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Alba Iulia
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Alba Iulia (Latin: Archidioecesis Albae Iuliensis); Hungarian: Gyulafehérvári Római Katolikus Érsekség) is a Latin Church archdiocese in Transylvania, Romania.
Archdiocese of Alba Iulia Archidioecesis Albae Iuliensis Arhiepiscopia de Alba Iulia | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Romania |
| Metropolitan | Immediately Subject to the Holy See |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 58,254 km2 (22,492 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2015) 4,017,256 397,778 (9.9%) |
| Parishes | 253 |
| Information | |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 1009 (As Diocese of Transilvania, Erdély, Siebenbürgen) 22 March 1932 (As Diocese of Alba Iulia) 5 August 1991 (Archdiocese of Alba Iulia) |
| Cathedral | St. Michael's Cathedral, Alba Iulia |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Gergely Kovács |
| Auxiliary Bishops | László Kerekes (elect) |
| Bishops emeritus | György Jakubinyi József Tamás |
| Map | |
Administrative map of Roman-Catholic Church | |
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