IN CHICAGO AREA SINCE 1870s
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Romanian immigrants started coming in the Chicago area as early as 1870s.
Slowly, they have established communities and built churches, social clubs,
their own businesses and even banks.
New immigration waves continued to bring people of Romanian heritage to the Chicago area.
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A significant increase in the Romanian population of this metropolitan area
and its suburbs has taken place in the 1970s and 1980s,
and this was caused by the Communist oppression in Romania.
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After the 1989 revolution, the latest trend of immigrants
was mostly made of people seeking a better lifestyle,
benefits and results of hard work in a democratic society.
NOW, OVER 125,000 LIVING IN CHICAGO AREA
Currently, despite the very low numbers reflected by the U.S. Census,
estimated counts of the Romanian heritage population
in the greater Chicago area vary from 125,000 to 150,000.
Most of them have been assimilated in the American society
to the extent that their participation in the life
of the Romanian community is kept to a minimum.
As many as 1.2 million people of Romanian heritage
are estimated to be living in the United States.
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As such, the scope of the Romanian American Network Inc.
is to bring together people of Romanian heritage,
regardless of what part of Romania (current or historical) they come from,
is well as to preserve and promote the Romanian traditions and culture.
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It is a known fact that Chicago is home to people of Romanian heritage
with roots in Romanian regions knows or identified as:
Banat, Transylvania, Moldova, BUKOVINA, BASARABIA, OLTENIA AND REGAT.
Romanian churches have managed to preserve
customs and traditions as part of their community life.
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The Romanians active in the community have chosen in most part
to belong and participate in Romanian churches,
as spirituality plays an extremely important role in the lives
of those keeping the traditions and culture alive.
Romanian holidays have a great meaning and many customs
and traditions are being kept within Romanian churches.
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The following is a most current alphabetical list
of all the Romanian churches in the Chicago area:
Bethany Romanian Pentecostal Church - Niles
El Roi Romanian Baptist Church - Des Plaines
Elim Romanian Pentecostal Church - Chicago
Emmanuel Romanian Baptist Church - Chicago
Emmanuel Romanian Pentecostal Church - Chicago
First Romanian Baptist Church - Chicago
Ghetsemane Romanian Pentecostal Church - Chicago
Golgotha Romanian Pentecostal Church - Oak Lawn
Holy Nativity Romanian Orthodox Church - Chicago
Logos Romanian Baptist Church - Niles
Maranatha Romanian Baptist Church - Chicago
New St. George Romanian Orthodox Church - Lansing
Philadelphia Romanian Church of God - Chicago
Romanian Baptist Church of Chicago Metropolitan Area - Des Plaines
Romanian Christian Assembly - Harwood Heights, IL
Romanian Seventh Day Adventist Church - Addison
Romanian Seventh Day Adventist Church - Chicago
St. Andrew Romanian Orthodox Church - Chicago
St. George Romanian Byzantine Catholic Church - Aurora
St. Mary Romanian Orthodox Church - Chicago
St. Michael Romanian Byzantine Catholic Church - Aurora
Sts. Emperors Constantine & Helen Romanian Orthodox Cathedral - Chicago
Sts. Peter & Paul Romanian Byzantine Catholic Church - Chicago
For addresses and contact information
we recommend that you visit: www.BISERICI.US