Diocese of Giurgiu

The Diocese of Giurgiu (Romanian: Episcopia Giurgiului) is a diocese of the Romanian Orthodox Church. Its see is the Dormition of the Theotokos Cathedral in Giurgiu and its ecclesiastical territory covers Giurgiu County. The diocese forms part of the Metropolis of Muntenia and Dobrudja. It was established in 2000, and placed under a vicar bishop, Ambrozie Sinaitul, who in 2006 became the diocese's first bishop.^[1]^[2]

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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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