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The Roman Catholic Church ((ルーマニア語、モルドバ語():Biserica Romano-Catolică din România), (ハンガリー語:Romániai Római Katolikus Egyház), (ドイツ語:Römisch-katholische Kirche in Rumänien)) in Romania is a Latin Rite Christian church, part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and Curia in Rome. Its administration is centered in Bucharest, and comprises two archdioceses and four other dioceses. It is the second largest Romanian denomination after the Romanian Orthodox Church, and one of the 16 state-recognized religions. Overall data for 2011 indicated that there were 870,774 Romanian citizens adhering to the Roman Catholic Church (4.3% of the population). Of these, the largest groups were Hungarians (approx. 500,000), Romanians (approx. 300,000), Germans (approx. 20,000) and Slovaks (approx. 9,000).〔 ("Populaţia stabilă după etnie şi religie – categorii de localităţi" ); retrieved February 21, 2015〕〔 ("Biserica Romano-Catolică" ), at the Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs, (Under-Secretariat for Culture and Religious Affairs ); retrieved February 21, 2015〕 Most Roman Catholics inhabit the region of Transylvania and Bacău County in Moldavia.〔Earl A. Pope, "Protestantism in Romania", in Sabrina Petra Ramet (ed.), ''Protestantism and Politics in Eastern Europe and Russia: The Communist and Postcommunist Eras'', Duke University Press, Durham, 1992, p.158-160. ISBN 0-8223-1241-7〕 The smaller Roman Catholic communities include Banat Bulgarians, Italians, Poles, Croats and Krashovani, Czechs, and Romani people.〔(''Diversitate etnoculturală în Europa'' ), at the (Resource Center for Ethno-cultural Diversity ); retrieved July 25, 2007〕 The Romanian Church United with Rome, Greek-Catholic is a related ''sui iuris'' Catholic Church which uses the Byzantine Rite. It has separate jurisdiction, five eparchies, and one archeparchy headed by a major archbishop (thus the church has its own synod). The majority of its members are Romanians, with groups of Ukrainians from northern Romania.〔 Members of the Armenian community who adhere to the Armenian Rite are grouped in the Roman Catholic-led Gherla Vicariate. ==Structure== The main archdiocese is the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bucharest, a metropolitan bishopric for the entire country, directly overseeing the regions of Muntenia, Northern Dobruja and Oltenia; it has around 52,000 parishioners, most of them Romanians.〔 ("Arhiepiscopia Bucureşti" ), at the Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs, (Under-Secretariat for Culture and Religious Affairs ); retrieved July 25, 2007〕 The other diocese of its rank, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Alba Iulia (in Alba Iulia), groups the region of Transylvania-proper (without Maramureş and Crişana), and has around 480,000 mostly Hungarian parishioners.〔 ("Arhiepiscopia Alba Iulia" ), at the Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs, (Under-Secretariat for Culture and Religious Affairs ); retrieved July 25, 2007〕 Four other dioceses function in Romania and are based, respectively, in Timişoara (the Roman Catholic Diocese of Timişoara, representing the Banat), Oradea (the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oradea, for Crişana), Satu Mare (the Roman Catholic Diocese of Satu Mare, for Maramureş), and Iaşi (the Roman Catholic Diocese of Iaşi, for Moldavia).〔 The Church presently runs a faculty of theology (as part of the Babeş-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca), four theological institutes, six medical schools and sixteen seminaries (''see Religious education in Romania'').〔 Among the journals issued by Catholic institutions are the Romanian-language ''Actualitatea Creştină'' (Bucharest) and ''Lumina Creştinului'' (Iaşi), as well as the Hungarian-language ''Keresztény Szó'' and ''Vasárnap'' (both in Cluj-Napoca).〔 It leads a network of charitable organizations and other social ventures, administrated by its ''Caritas'' foundation or the religious institutes; it includes kindergartens, orphanages, social canteens, medical facilities.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Roman Catholicism in Romania」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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