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Holy See-Romania relations

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Holy See–Romania relations are foreign relations between the Holy See and Romania. Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1920. The Holy See has an embassy in Bucharest. Romania has an embassy to the Vatican.

History

From May 7, 1999 to May 9, 1999 Pope John Paul II made an official visit to Romania. It was the first papal trip to a predominantly Orthodox country in more than 1,000 years. He attended an Orthodox liturgy on May 9, 1999, marking the first time a pope has ever attended an Orthodox service. In 2002 there were 1,028,401 Catholics in Romania, representing 4.7% of the country's population.

Pope Francis visited Romania from 31 May to 2 June 2019.

See also

• Foreign relations of the Holy See
• Foreign relations of Romania
• Roman Catholicism in Romania

External links

• Romanian embassy to the Holy See (in Italian and Romanian embassy only) Archived 2017-09-24 at the Wayback Machine

References

1. Stanley, Alessandra (May 10, 1999). "Pope's Visit Adds to Hope Of a Future With the West". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-06-14.
2. "Pope John Paul II becomes first pope to attend an Orthodox service". Radio Telefís Éireann. 1999. Retrieved 2009-06-14.
3. "Rezultate: Populaţia după religie la recensământul din" (in Romanian). Recensământ. Archived from the original on 2009-07-06. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
4. "Pope urges Romanian leaders to care for country's poor, disadvantaged". 31 May 2019.

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