The Diocese of Kaposvár (Latin: Dioecesis Kaposvarensis) is a Latin suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Veszprém, in southwestern Hungary.
Diocese of Kaposvár Dioecesis Kaposvarensis Kaposvári egyházmegye | |
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Location | |
Country | Hungary |
Ecclesiastical province | Veszprém |
Headquarters | Kaposvár |
Coordinates | 46°21′28″N 17°47′17″E / 46.35771250°N 17.78794040°E |
Statistics | |
Area | 6,790 km2 (2,620 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2019) 397,800 292,000 (73.0%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | May 31, 1993 |
Cathedral | Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral, Kaposvár |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | László Varga |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Udvardy György |
Map | |
Map of the Diocese | |
Website | |
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Its cathedral episcopal, Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral, is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary (Hungarian: Nagyboldogasszony-székesegyház), in the city of Kaposvár, capital of Somogy County.
History
edit- Established on May 31, 1993 as Diocese of Kaposvár, on territory split off from its future Metropolitan, the then Diocese of Veszprém.
Statistics
editAs of 2014[update], it pastorally served 290,425 Catholics (73.5% of 395,207 total) on 6,764 km² in 102 parishes with 95 priests (diocesan), 4 deacons, 6 lay religious (sisters) and 8 seminarians.
Episcopal ordinaries
edit- Suffragan Bishops of Kaposvár
- Béla Balás (31 May 1993 – 25 March 2017), previously Titular Bishop of Feradi maius (1992.08.10 – 1993.05.31) as Auxiliary Bishop of Veszprém (Hungary) (1992.08.10 – 1993.05.31)
- László Varga (13 May 2017 – ...)
See also
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editExternal links
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