Roman Catholic Diocese of Debrecen–Nyíregyháza
Diocese of Debrecen–Nyíregyháza Dioecesis Debrecenensis–Nyiregyhazanus Debrecen-Nyíregyházi egyházmegye | |
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Location | |
Country | Hungary |
Ecclesiastical province | Eger |
Metropolitan | Eger |
Statistics | |
Area | 11,300 km2 (4,400 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2011) 1,137,000 250,000 (22%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St Anne in Debrecen |
Co-cathedral | Co-Cathedral of Our Lady of the Hungarians in Nyíregyháza |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | |
Metropolitan Archbishop | |
Map | |
Map of the Diocese | |
Website | |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Debrecen–Nyíregyháza (Latin: Dioecesis Debrecenensis–Nyiregyhazanus) is a diocese located in the cities of Debrecen and Nyíregyháza in the Ecclesiastical province of Eger in Hungary.
History[]
- 31 May 1993: Established as Diocese of Debrecen – Nyíregyháza from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Eger and Diocese of Szeged–Csanád
Leadership[]
- Bishops of Debrecen–Nyíregyháza (Roman rite)
- Bishop Nándor Bosák (31 May 1993 – 21 September 2015)
- Bishop Ferenc Palánki (21 September 2015 – present)
See also[]
- Roman Catholicism in Hungary
- List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Hungary
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External links[]
Categories:
- Roman Catholic dioceses in Hungary
- Christian organizations established in 1993
- Debrecen
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Eger
- Hungary stubs
- European Roman Catholic diocese stubs