Diocese of Szombathely
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Country: | Hungary |
Metropolitan: | Veszprém |
Rite: | Latin Rite |
Area: | 4,660 km² |
Population: Total: Catholics: |
378,000 (2004) 294,000 (77.8%) |
Cathedral: | Sarlósboldogasszony székesegyházi (Cathedral of the Visitation of Our Lady) |
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Bishop: | András Veres |
The Diocese of Szombathely {Latin: Sabarien(sis)} is a diocese located in the city of Szombathely in the Ecclesiastical province of Veszprém in Hungary.
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[edit] History
- June 17, 1777: Established as Diocese of Szombathely from the Diocese of Veszprém and Diocese of Zagreb, Croatia
[edit] Leadership
- Bishops of Szombathely (Roman rite)
- Bishop András Veres (since 2006.06.20)
- Bishop István Konkoly(1987.06.05 – 2006.06.20)
- Bishop Árpád Fábián, O. Praem. (1975.01.07 – 1986.05.14)
- Bishop Árpád Fábián, O. Praem. (Apostolic Administrator 1972.02.08 – 1975.01.07)
- Bishop Sándor Kovács (1944.03.03 – 1972)
- Archbishop József Grósz (1939.07.19 – 1943.05.07)
- Archbishop János Mikes (1911.12.11 – 1936.11.21)
- Bishop Cornelio Hidasy (1883.03.15 – ?)
- Bishop Enrico Szabó (1869.11.22 – 1881)
- Bishop Leopold Perlaki Somogy (1806.08.26 – 1822.02.20)
- Cardinal Franziskus von Paula Herzan von Harras (1800.05.12 – 1804.06.01)