The Diocese of Covasna and Harghita ( ro, Episcopia Covasnei și Harghitei) is a diocese of the

Romanian Orthodox Church The Romanian Orthodox Church (ROC; ro, Biserica Ortodoxă Română, ), or Patriarchate of Romania, is an autocephalous Eastern Orthodox church in full communion with other Eastern Orthodox Christian churches, and one of the nine patriarchates ...

. Its see is the Saint Nicholas Cathedral in

Miercurea Ciuc Miercurea Ciuc (; hu, Csíkszereda, ; german: Szeklerburg) is the county seat of Harghita County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, a mainly Hungarian-speaking ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania, and is situated in the Olt Ri ...

and its ecclesiastical territory covers Covasna and

Harghita Harghita (, hu, Hargita megye, ) is a county (județ) in the center of Romania, in eastern Transylvania, with the county seat at Miercurea Ciuc. Demographics 2002 census In 2002, Harghita County had a population of 326,222 and a population ...

counties. The diocese forms part of the

Metropolis of Transylvania A metropolis () is a large city or conurbation which is a significant economic, political, and cultural center for a country or region, and an important hub for regional or international connections, commerce, and communications. A big c ...

. It has two archpriests' districts, around 110 priests in 140 churches, of which 47 are historic monuments, eight monasteries and two sketes with around 130 monks, and classes for theological education at a high school in

Toplița Toplița (; hu, Maroshévíz, ) is a municipality in Harghita County, Transylvania, Romania. The settlement has had multiple name changes: ''Taplócza'', ''Toplicza'', ''Gyergyó-Toplicza'', from February 3, 1861 ''Oláh-Toplicza'', or "Roman ...

. It was established in 1994."Mitropolia Ardealului"
, at the

Ministry of Culture and National Patrimony The Ministry of Culture of Romania ( ro, Ministerul Culturii) is one of the ministries of the Government of Romania. The current position holder is Lucian Romașcanu from the Social Democratic Party (Romania), Social Democratic Party (PSD). The ' ...

Under-Secretariat for Culture and Religious Affairs
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Bishops

* (1994–2014) *Andrei Moldovan (2015–)

Notes

External links

Official site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Diocese of Covasna Covasna 1994 establishments in Romania Covasna Harghita County Covasna County