Roman Catholic Diocese of Kaposvár
Latin Catholic jurisdiction in Hungary
46°21′28″N 17°47′17″E / 46.35771250°N 17.78794040°E / 46.35771250; 17.78794040- Total
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397,800
292,000 (73.0%)
Map of the Diocese
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.
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
- Established on May 31, 1993 as Diocese of Kaposvár, on territory split off from its future Metropolitan, the then Diocese of Veszprém.
Statistics
As 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
- 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
Sources
- GCatholic.org - data for all sections
- Catholic Hierarchy
External links
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