Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: E guzobere Metropolis nke Bessarabia na 1918, dị ka Archbishopric nke Chișinău, ma hazie ya dị ka Metropolis, na 1927. Arụghị ọrụ n'oge
N'okpuru ọchịchị Soviet na Bessarabia (1940-1941) na ọchịchị Soviet na Moldova (1944-1991), Metropolis nke Bessarabia ka emegharịrị na 14 Septemba 1992, wee bulie ọkwa nke exarchate, na 1995. Onye isi obodo Bessarabia ugbu a bụ Petru (Păduraru).