The Diocese of Kaposvár ( la, Dioecesis Kaposvarensis) is a
Latin Rite
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suffragan diocese
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in the
Ecclesiastical province
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of the Metropolitan
Archdiocese of Veszprém, in southwestern
Hungary
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.
Its
cathedral
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episcopal,
Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral, is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary ( hu, Nagyboldogasszony-székesegyház), in the city of
Kaposvár
Kaposvár (; also known by other alternative names) is a city with county rights in the southwestern part of Hungary, south of Lake Balaton. It is one of the leading cities of Transdanubia, the capital of Somogy County, and the seat of the Kaposvá ...
, capital of
Somogy County
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Somogy County lies ...
.
History
* Established on May 31, 1993 as Diocese of Kaposvár, on territory split off from its future Metropolitan, the then
Diocese of Veszprém
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History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ...
.
Statistics
As per 2014, it pastorally served 290,425 Catholics (73.5% of 395,207 total) on 6,764 km² in 102 parishes with 95 priests (diocesan), 4 deacons, 6 lay religious (sisters) and 8 seminarians.
Episcopal ordinaries
(all
Roman rite
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natives)
;''Suffragan Bishops of Kaposvár''
* Béla Balás (31 May 1993 – 25 March 2017), previously
Titular Bishop
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of
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During the Roman Em ...
(1992.08.10 – 1993.05.31) as
Auxiliary Bishop of Veszprém (Hungary) (1992.08.10 – 1993.05.31)
* László Varga (13 May 2017 – ...)
See also
*
List of 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 ex ...
*
Roman Catholicism in Hungary
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According to a 2019 survey by Eurobarometer, 62% of Hunga ...
Sources
GCatholic.org - data for all sections
External links
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Kaposvár
Kaposvár (; also known by other alternative names) is a city with county rights in the southwestern part of Hungary, south of Lake Balaton. It is one of the leading cities of Transdanubia, the capital of Somogy County, and the seat of the Kaposvá ...
Roman Catholic dioceses in Hungary
Religious organizations established in 1993
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Veszprém
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