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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Debrecen–Nyíregyháza ( la, Dioecesis Debrecenensis–Nyiregyhazanus) is a
diocese In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, pro ...
located in the cities of
Debrecen Debrecen ( , is Hungary's second-largest city, after Budapest, the regional centre of the Northern Great Plain region and the seat of Hajdú-Bihar County. A city with county rights, it was the largest Hungarian city in the 18th century and i ...
and
Nyíregyháza Nyíregyháza (, sk, Níreďháza) is a city with county rights in northeastern Hungary and the county capital of Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg. With a population of 118,001, it is the seventh-largest city in Hungary and the second largest in t ...
in the
Ecclesiastical province An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction Jurisdiction (from Latin 'law' + 'declaration') is the legal term for the legal authority granted to a legal entity to enact justice. In federations like the United State ...
of
Eger Eger ( , ; ; also known by other alternative names) is the county seat of Heves County, and the second largest city in Northern Hungary (after Miskolc). A city with county rights. Eger is best known for its castle, thermal baths, baroque build ...
in
Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia a ...
.


History

* 31 May 1993: Established as Diocese of Debrecen – Nyíregyháza from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Eger and
Diocese of Szeged–Csanád In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associat ...


Leadership

*
Bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
s of Debrecen–Nyíregyháza (Roman rite) ** Bishop Nándor Bosák (31 May 1993 – 21 September 2015) **Bishop Ferenc Palánki (21 September 2015 – present)


See also

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Roman Catholicism in Hungary The Catholic Church in Hungary or Hungarian Catholic Church ( hu, Magyar Katolikus Egyház) is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. According to a 2019 survey by Eurobarometer, 62% of Hunga ...
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List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Hungary The Roman Catholic Church in Hungary is composed of: * A Latin hierarchy, comprising ** four ecclesiastical provinces, comprising their Metropolitan archdioceses and in total nine suffragan dioceses ** the exempt Military Ordinariate ** the exe ...


Sources


GCatholic.org



External links

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Official site of Debreceni Szent Anna Főplébánia
Roman Catholic dioceses in Hungary Christian organizations established in 1993 Debrecen Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century Debrecen-Nyiregyhaza, Roman Catholic Diocese of {{Europe-RC-diocese-stub