Roman Catholic Diocese of Timișoara

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Diocese of Timișoara

Dioecesis Timisoarensis

Dieceza de Timișoara
Timisoara Cathedral.JPG
Location
CountryRomania
Ecclesiastical provinceBucharest
MetropolitanRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Bucharest
Statistics
Area24,755 km2 (9,558 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2014)
1,345,576
108,379 (8.1%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established5 June 1930
CathedralSt. George's Cathedral, Timișoara
Patron saintSaint George
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Bishop
Metropolitan ArchbishopIoan Robu
Bishops emeritusMartin Roos
Map
Administrative map of the Roman Catholic Church in Romania
Administrative map of the Roman Catholic Church in Romania

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Timișoara (Hungarian: Temesvári Római Katolikus Püspökség) is a diocese in Romania established on 5 June 1930 by Pope Pius XI. The Diocese of Cenad, corresponding to approximately the same region, had been created in 1030 by Stephen I of Hungary.

The diocese covers the Romanian Banat—the counties of Timiș, Caraş-Severin, Arad and part of Mehedinţi, of which 11.1% are Roman Catholic, with compact concentrations in the Krashovani areas near Reşiţa and Sânnicolau Mare. A plurality of its adherents are Hungarian, followed by Banat Swabians, Romanians, Banat Bulgarians, Croats, Slovaks and Czechs. It is subordinate to the Bucharest Archdiocese. Since 2018, its bishop is .

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Coordinates: 45°45′30″N 21°13′48″E / 45.7582°N 21.2299°E / 45.7582; 21.2299

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