Diocese of Kaposvár

Diocese of Kaposvár
Basic data
Country	Hungary
Ecclesiastical province	Veszprém
Metropolitan bishopric	Archdiocese of Veszprém
Diocesan bishop	László Varga
Emeritus diocesan bishop	Béla Balás
founding	May 30, 1993
surface	6,764 km²
Parishes	104 ( 12/31/2016 / AP2017 )
Residents	398,851 ( 12/31/2016 / AP2017 )
Catholics	293,153 ( 12/31/2016 / AP2017 )
proportion of	73.5%
Diocesan priest	94 (December 31, 2016 / AP2017 )
Catholics per priest	3.119
Permanent deacons	7 (31.12.2016 / AP2017 )
Religious sisters	5 (31.12.2016 / AP2017 )
rite	Roman rite
Liturgical language	Hungarian
cathedral	St. Mary's Cathedral
Website	http://www.kaposvar.egyhazmegye.hu/

The diocese of Kaposvár ( Hungarian Kaposvári Egyházmegye , Latin Dioecesis Kaposvarensis ) is a Hungarian diocese of the Roman Catholic Church , which is subordinate to the Archdiocese of Veszprém. It is based in Kaposvár .

The diocese was established on May 31, 1993 from the southern part of the Archdiocese of Veszprém under Pope John Paul II . It mainly includes Somogy County .

Bishops of Kaposvár

• Béla Balás (May 31, 1993– March 25, 2017)
• László Varga (since March 25, 2017)

See also

• List of Roman Catholic Dioceses
• Roman Catholic Church in Hungary

Web links

Commons : Roman Catholic Diocese of Kaposvár  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Cathedral of St. Mary in Kaposvár