Jenő or Eugen Schönberger (born June 18, 1959) is a

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...

n cleric, bishop of the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Satu Mare The Roman Catholic Diocese of Satu Mare, Romania ( hu, Szatmári Római Katolikus Püspökség) was established on 23 March 1804 by Francis I, King of Hungary, an act recognised by Pope Pius VII that 9 August. At the time, the diocese was part of ...

. Born into an ethnic Hungarian family in

Turulung Turulung ( hu, Túrterebes, ; rue, Туртеребеш) is a commune of 3,910 inhabitants situated in Satu Mare County, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Drăgușeni (''Túrterebestelep''), Turulung and Turulung-Vii (''Túrterebesszőlő ...

(''Túrterebes''),

Satu Mare County Satu Mare County ( ro, Județul Satu Mare, ) is a county (Counties of Romania, județ) of Romania, on the border with Hungary and Ukraine. The capital city is Satu Mare. Name In Hungarian language, Hungarian, it is known as ''Szatmár megye'', i ...

, he studied at the Roman Catholic Theological Institute of Alba Iulia before being ordained in 1985. He was assistant priest in

Carei Carei (; , ; /, yi, , ) is a city in Satu Mare County, northwestern Romania, near the border with Hungary. The city administers one village, Ianculești ( hu, Szentjánosmajor). History The first mention of the city under the name of "Karul ...

Satu Mare Satu Mare (; hu, Szatmárnémeti ; german: Sathmar; yi, סאטמאר or ) is a city with a population of 102,400 (2011). It is the capital of Satu Mare County, Romania, as well as the centre of the Satu Mare metropolitan area. It lies in the ...

and

Baia Mare Baia Mare ( , ; hu, Nagybánya; german: Frauenbach or Groß-Neustadt; la, Rivulus Dominarum) is a municipality along the Săsar River, in northwestern Romania; it is the capital of Maramureș County. The city lies in the region of Maramureș ...

and parish priest in Petreşti and Satu Mare. From 1997 to 2001, he was spiritual director and professor of liturgics at Alba Iulia. In 2001 he became parish priest at

Dorolț Dorolț ( hu, Pusztadaróc, Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a commune with 3,760 inhabitants situated in Satu Mare County, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Atea (''Atya''), Dara (''Szamosdara''), Dorolț and Petea (''Pete''). Demographics E ...

, and the following year he was transferred to Sighetu Marmaţiei. In 2003 he was consecrated bishop in the

cathedral A cathedral is a church that contains the '' cathedra'' () of a bishop, thus serving as the central church of a diocese, conference, or episcopate. Churches with the function of "cathedral" are usually specific to those Christian denomination ...

in Satu Mare by Alba Iulia Archbishop

György Jakubinyi György Miklós Jakubinyi (born 13 February 1946) is a Romanian cleric, the former archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Alba Iulia. Born into an ethnic Hungarian family in Sighetu Marmației, he attended school in his native town from ...

.PS episcopul Eugen (Jenő) Schönberger
at the Satu Mare Roman Catholic Diocese site; accessed May 15, 2012

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Schonberger, Jeno 1959 births People from Satu Mare County Romanian religious leaders of Hungarian descent 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Romania Living people Roman Catholic Diocese of Satu Mare