Bible
Society work in Romania
Interconfessional Bible Society in Romania
Calea Calarasi, Nr. 173, Bl. 42
Ap. 36-68, Sector 3
Bucuresti, cod 74118
Romania
Tel: +(40)-1 323 43 84 / +(40)-1 320 84 79
Fax: +(40)-1 323 43 84
Website: www.societateabiblica.ro
E-mail: sbir@rdslink.ro
Country Data:
| Area: | 238,391 sq.km. | |
| Population: | 23,300,000 (1999) | |
| Annual Per Capita Income: | US$1,670 (2000) | |
| Literate Population: | 96.7% (1992) | |
| Religions in % of Population (2000): | Eastern Orthodox |
62.8%
|
| Roman Catholic
(incl. Uniate) |
14.5%
|
|
| Non-religious |
10.7%
|
|
| Protestant |
10.0%
|
|
| Muslim |
1.3%
|
|
| Unitarian |
0.3%
|
|
| Jehovah’s Witness |
0.3%
|
|
| Other |
0.1%
|
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| Official Language: | Romanian | |
Bible Society Data:
| Beginning of organised work: | 1816 | |
| Date of formation of Bible Society: | 1992 | |
| Date of Associate Membership in UBS: | 1999 | |
| Scripture distribution in 2005: | |||||
|
Bibles
|
New
Testaments |
||||
| 18,274 | 906 | 1,776 | 0 | 1,294 | 0 |
‘Thank you for your gift of Bibles’: testimonies from Romania (Aug./Sep. 2004)
‘In the Psalms I discover myself’ (Aug./Sep. 2004)
Latest News (March 2004)
Translations coordinator ‘convinced by nature’ (April/May 2003)
O-21 programs supply Scriptures to prisoners and the elderly (April/May 2003)
Norwegian Bible Society raises funds for street children in Romania (March 2003)
Romanian prisoners open hearts to God’s Word (Dec. 2002/Jan. 2003)
Germany’s Bibel TV aims to be ‘Christian MTV’ (Dec. 2002/Jan. 2003)
‘My own self has to diminish to let Christ grow in me’:
Stoica Viorel, serving 22 years for murder (April/May 2002)
‘Our words stop but the Bible continues to work in the cells’ (April/May 2002)
Special Report 27 (November 2001):Bringing hope to Romania’s hospitals (July/August 2001)
Romania: towards a brighter future
Proof of God
Romania fact file
Romania time line
Investing in Romania’s future:
making the Bible available in schools
In the image of God
The tragedy of Romania’s street children
Bringing joy to the elderly
Hope in a high-security prison
Scriptures for young offenders
Finding inner peace: a prisoner’s story
Bible News in Brief (December 1998)
Young People Gather to Show Bible’s Relevance (December 1999)
Spiritual Hunger in Romania (July/August 1998)
