Diocese of Tulcea

The Diocese of Tulcea (Romanian: Episcopia Tulcii) is a diocese of the Romanian Orthodox Church. Its see is Saint Nicholas Cathedral in Tulcea and its ecclesiastical territory covers Tulcea County. Divided into three archpriests' districts, it has around 150 churches and priests, fourteen monasteries and a theological seminary in Tulcea. The diocese forms part of the Metropolis of Muntenia and Dobrudja. It was established in 2004, and in 2008, Visarion Bălțat became the diocese's first bishop.^[1]^[2]

Notes

↑ (Romanian) "Mitropolia Munteniei și Dobrogei", at the Ministry of Culture and National Patrimony, Under-Secretariat for Culture and Religious Affairs
↑ (Romanian) History, at the Diocese of Tulcea site

External links

Official site

Romanian Orthodox dioceses

Metropolis of Muntenia and Dobrudja	Bucharest* Argeș and Muscel Buzău and Vrancea Lower Danube Târgoviște Tomis Alexandria and Teleorman Giurgiu Slobozia and Călărași Tulcea

Metropolis of Moldavia and Bukovina	Iași* Roman and Bacău Suceava and Rădăuți Huși

Metropolis of Transylvania	Sibiu* Alba Iulia Covasna and Harghita Oradea Deva and Hunedoara

Metropolis of Oltenia	Craiova* Râmnic Severin and Strehaia Slatina and Romanați

Metropolis of Banat	Timișoara* Arad Dacia Felix Caransebeș Gyula

Metropolis of Cluj, Maramureș and Sălaj	Vad, Feleac and Cluj* Maramureș and Sătmar Sălaj

Metropolis of Bessarabia	Chișinău* Bălți Dubăsari and Transnistria Southern Bessarabia

Metropolis of Germany and Central Europe	Germany* Northern Europe

Metropolis of Western and Southern Europe	Western Europe* Italy Spain and Portugal

Metropolis of the Americas	United States of America* Canada

	Australia and New Zealand

Archdioceses in bold; metropolis seats marked *

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