Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1920.

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.

[2] In 2002 there were 1,028,401 Catholics in Romania, representing 4.7% of the country's population.

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