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Diocese of Szombathely

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Bishop(s)

  • János Székely, Bishop
  • Benedek Szabolcs Fekete, Auxiliary Bishop

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 17 June 1777
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Veszprém
  • Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Hungary
  • Square Kilometers: 4,660 (1,799 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: https://www.martinus.hu/
  • Mailing Address: Berzsenyi Daniel ter 3, Pf. 41, H-9701 Szombathely, Magyarorszag
  • Telephone: (94)312-056

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
17 June 1777ErectedDiocese of Veszprém
Diocese of Zagreb (Agram)
Diocese of Szombathely (erected)
18 May 1922Territory LostDiocese of Győr (Raab)
Diocese of Szombathely
Apostolic Administration of Burgenland (erected)
1 February 1971Territory AddedDiocese of Veszprém (Pozva of Zalaszentivani) Diocese of Szombathely

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1948338,456391,59386.4%26194355953177401165ap1951
1970382,410.0%2582580175ap1971
1980319,279408,70078.1%2102101,520176ap1981
1990290,000405,00071.6%146141601,81214176ap1991
1999295,000392,00075.3%133251581,8673567177ap2000
2000295,000392,00075.3%125311561,8914269178ap2001
2001295,000391,00075.4%122291511,9533653178ap2002
2002295,000390,00075.6%121231442,0482645176ap2003
2003294,500380,00077.5%120221422,0732537176ap2004
2004294,000378,00077.8%120241442,0412744176ap2005
2010302,538390,47077.5%115261412,1452826156ap2011
2014298,100387,50076.9%105301352,2083056142ap2015
2017216,302297,37572.7%100311311,651315767ap2018
2020212,648291,78772.9%94311251,701315070ap2021
2022260,804368,15770.8%94231172,229235071ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 361
  • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 7, Page 328
  • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 378
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 63, Page 241, and Page 242

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