Diocese of Szombathely Dioecesis Sabariensis Szombathelyi egyházmegye | |
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Location | |
Country | Hungary |
Ecclesiastical province | Veszprém |
Metropolitan | Veszprém |
Headquarters | Szombathely |
Coordinates | 47°13′51″N 16°37′06″E / 47.23072020°N 16.61835090°E |
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 cathedral episcopal see is Szombathely Cathedral ( Hungarian: Sarlósboldogasszony székesegyházi), dedicated to the Visitation of Our Lady, in the city of Szombathely.
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.
(all Roman Rite)