Roman Catholic Diocese of Szombathely
Diocese of Szombathely Dioecesis Sabariensis Szombathelyi egyházmegye | |
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Statistics | |
Area | 4,660 km2 (1,800 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2014) 387,500 298,100 (76.9%) |
Parishes | 142 |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | June 17, 1777 |
Cathedral | Szombathely Cathedral |
Patron saint | Martin of Tours |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | János Székely |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Gyula Márfi |
Auxiliary Bishops | Benedek Szabolcs Fekete |
Bishops emeritus | István Konkoly |
Map | |
Map of Diocese | |
Website | |
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The Diocese of Szombathely (
Latin: Dioecesis Sabariensis) is a Latin suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Veszprém in Hungary
.
Its
Visitation of Our Lady, in the city of Szombathely
.
History
- June 17, 1777: Established as Diocese of Szombathely (German Steinamanger), on territories split off from the Diocese of Zagreb (Croatia). Its first bishop was John Szily (1777–1799), who built the episcopal residence and the cathedral. His successor, Cardinal Franz Herzen (1799–1804), was envoy of Austrian emperor Joseph II to the Holy See.[1]
- Lost Alpine territory on 1922.05.18 to establish Apostolic Administration of Burgenland (in Austria).
Statistics
As per 2014, it pastorally served 298,100 Catholics (76.9% of 387,500 total) on 4,660 km² in 142 parishes with 135 priests (105 diocesan, 30 religious), 86 lay religious (30 brothers, 56 sisters) and 16 seminarians.
Episcopal ordinaries
(all Roman Rite)
- Suffragan Bishops of Szombathely
- János Szily di Felsőszopor (1777.02.17 – death 1799.01.02), previously Bishop of Knin (Croatia) (1775.04.24 – 1777.02.17)
- Camerlengo of Sacred College of Cardinals(1788.03.10 – 1789)
- Leopold Perlaki Somogy (1806.08.26 – death 1822.02.20)
- András Bolle (1825.03.21 – death 1844)
- Gábor Balassa (1844.06.07 – death 1851.08.11)
- Ferenc Szenczy (1852.09.04 – death 1869.02.19)
- Enrico Szabó (1869.11.22 – death 1881)
- Cornelio Hidasy (1883.03.15 – death 1900)
- István Vilmos (1901.12.16 – 1910.12.24), succeeding as former Auxiliary Bishopof Szombathely (1898.11.28 – 1901.12.16)
- Archbishop János Mikes (born Romania) (1911.12.11 – retired 1936.11.21); emeritate first as Titular Bishop of Titular Archbishop of Selymbria(1939.08.05 – 1945.03.28)
- Archdiocese of Kalocsa(Hungary) (1943.05.07 – death 1961.10.03)
- Sándor Kovács (1944.03.03 – death 1972)
- BIOS TO ELABORATE
- Auxiliary Bishop: József Winkler (1959.09.15 – 1981.01.30)
- Norbertines(O. Praem.) (1972.02.08 – 1975.01.07 see below)
- Árpád Fábián, O. Prae]] (see above 1975.01.07 – 1986.05.14)
- Auxiliary Bishop: György Póka (1982.04.05 – 1987.03.03)
- István Konkoly (1987.06.05 – 2006.06.20)
- András Veres (2006.06.20 – 2016.07.17.)
- Administrator of the Diocese István Császár (2016.07.18 – 2017.06.18)
- János Székely (2017.06.18 – ...), previously Titular Bishop of Archdiocese of Esztergom–Budapest(Hungary) (2007.11.14 – 2017.06.18).
See also
- List of Catholic dioceses in Hungary
- Roman Catholicism in Hungary
Notes and references
Sources
External links
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