Roman Catholic Diocese of Zrenjanin
| Diocese of Zrenjanin Dioecesis Zrenianensis Епархија Зрењанин | |
|---|---|
 Cathedral od Saint John of Nepomuk | |
| Location | |
| Country | Serbia |
| Ecclesiastical province | Belgrade |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Belgrade |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 9,387 km2 (3,624 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2010) 552,809 64,110 (11.6%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established |
10 February 1923 (As Apostolic Administration of Jugoslavenska Banat) 16 December 1986 (As Diocese of Zrenjanin) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St. John of Nepomuk, Zrenjanin |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | László Német |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Stanislav Hočevar |
| Emeritus Bishops | László Huzsvár |
| Map | |
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Belgrade Archbishopric - Green
Subotica Bishopric - Yellow
Zrenjanin Bishopric - Beige
Prizren Bishopric - Violet
Syrmia Bishopric - Brown | |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Zrenjanin (Latin: Dioecesis Zrenjanensis, Serbian: Zrenjaninska biskupija / Зрењанинска бискупија, Hungarian: Nagybecskereki egyházmegye, Croatian: Zrenjaninska biskupija, German: Bistum Zrenjanin) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Serbia. It is subject to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Belgrade. The Diocese is centered in the city of Zrenjanin. László Német currently serves as bishop.
Territory
The Diocese of Zrenjanin encompasses the Serbian part of the Banat region, which is mostly situated in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina (the small part of the area administratively belongs to the City of Belgrade).
The diocese's cathedral is the Cathedral of Saint John of Nepomuk in Zrenjanin, which was built in 1868.
The diocese is multi-ethnic and has members primarily from the sizable Hungarian and Croat communities, as well as Bulgarians, Czechs, Slovaks, and Germans.
History
It was erected as an Apostolic administration for Yugoslav Banat in 1923 and elevated to a diocese in 1986. Until the end of World War II, the largest number of Catholics in the territory of this diocese was of German ethnicity.
Administrators and bishops
- 1923-1936 Ivan Rafael Rodić
- 1936-1961 Josip Ujčić
- 1961-1971 Gabriel Bukatko
- 1971-1988 Tamás Jung (bishop since 1986)
- 1988-2007 László Huzsvár
- 2007-now László Nemet
See also
- Roman Catholic Church in Serbia
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Subotica
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Syrmia
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Timişoara, in Romanian Banat