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The Diocese of Moldovița was a relatively short-lived (i.e. 1418–1550) Latin bishopric centred in Moldovița in the Bukovina region of present-day northeastern Romania (more specifically in Suceava County).
In 1418, a Latin Diocese of Moldovita / Moldawitza / Suczawa [i.e. Suceava in Polish] / Moldavien(sis) (Latin adjective) was established in the Principality of Moldavia.
In 1550, it was suppressed, without direct successor.
Recorded incumbents were as follows:
(all Roman Rite)
The Archbishopric of Riga was an archbishopric in Medieval Livonia, a subject to the Holy See. It was established in 1186 as the bishopric of Livonia at Ikšķile, then after moving to Riga it became the bishopric of Riga in 1202 and was elevated to an archbishopric in 1255.
Suceava County is a county of Romania. Most of its territory lies in the southern part of the historical region of Bukovina, while the remainder forms part of Western Moldavia proper.
The Diocese of Chur is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Switzerland. It extends over the Swiss Cantons of Graubünden (Grisons), Schwyz, Glarus, Zurich, Nidwalden, Obwalden, and Uri.
Siret is a town, municipality and former Latin bishopric in Suceava County, northeastern Romania. It is situated in the historical region of Bukovina. Siret is the 11th largest urban settlement in the county, with a population of 6,708 inhabitants, according to the 2021 census. It is one of the oldest towns in Romania and was the capital of the medieval Principality of Moldavia during the late 14th century. Furthermore, the town administers two villages: Mănăstioara and Pădureni.
Argel can refer to:
The Diocese of Ratzeburg is a former diocese of the Catholic Church. It was erected from the Diocese of Oldenburg c. 1050 and was suppressed in 1554. The diocese was originally a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Hamburg; in 1072 it became a suffragan of the merged entity — the "Archdiocese of Hamburg and the Diocese of Bremen". The territory of the diocese was located in what is today the states of Schleswig-Holstein and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in Germany. The cathedral church of the diocese — dedicated to Ss. Mary and John — is still extant in the city of Ratzeburg. Following its suppression as part of the Protestant Reformation, the remaining Catholic adherents were only represented by the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Germany. The whole territory of the diocese is today included in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hamburg.
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The Argel is a right tributary of the river Moldovița in Romania. It flows into the Moldovița in the village Argel. Its length is 13 km (8.1 mi), and its basin size is 46 km2 (18 sq mi).
The Moldovița Monastery is a Romanian Orthodox monastery situated in the commune of Vatra Moldoviței, Suceava County, Moldavia, Romania. The Monastery of Moldovița was built in 1532 by Petru Rareș, who was Stephen III of Moldavia's illegitimate son. It was founded as a protective barrier against the Muslim Ottoman conquerors from the East.
The Moldovița is a left tributary of the river Moldova in Romania. It discharges into the Moldova in Vama. It flows through the villages Argel, Rașca, Moldovița, Vatra Moldoviței, Frumosu, Strâmtura and Vama. Its length is 48 km (30 mi) and its basin size is 549 km2 (212 sq mi).
The Pârâul Boului is a right tributary of the river Moldovița in Romania. It flows into the Moldovița in Vatra Moldoviței. Its length is 12 km (7.5 mi) and its basin size is 50 km2 (19 sq mi).
Moldovița is a commune located in Suceava County, Bukovina, northeastern Romania. It is composed of four villages: namely Argel, Demăcușa, Moldovița, and Rașca.
Vatra Moldoviței is a commune located in the western-central part of Suceava County, in the historical region of Bukovina, northeastern Romania.
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Western Moldavia, also called Romanian Moldavia, or simply just Moldova is the core historic and geographical part of the former Principality of Moldavia situated in eastern and north-eastern Romania. Until its union with Wallachia in 1859, the Principality of Moldavia also included, at various times in its history, the regions of Bessarabia, all of Bukovina, and Hertsa; the larger part of the former is nowadays the independent state of Moldova, while the rest of it, the northern part of Bukovina, and Hertsa form territories of Ukraine.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ario was a Latin Rite Catholic diocese in Greece.
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Siret was a Latin bishopric in medieval Moldavia.
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