Diocese of Murska Sobota
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Diocese of Murska Sobota
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| Country | Slovenia |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Maribor |
| Diocesan bishop | Peter Štumpf SDB |
| Vicar General | Franc Režonja |
| founding | 2006 |
| surface | 8,712 km² |
| Dean's offices | 3 (December 31, 2011 / AP 2013 ) |
| Parishes | 36 (December 31, 2011 / AP 2013 ) |
| Residents | 119,600 (December 31, 2011 / AP 2013 ) |
| Catholics | 95,400 (December 31, 2011 / AP 2013 ) |
| proportion of | 79.8% |
| Diocesan priest | 44 (December 31, 2011 / AP 2013 ) |
| Religious priest | 10 (December 31, 2011 / AP 2013 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,767 |
| Friars | 17 (December 31, 2011 / AP 2013 ) |
| Religious sisters | 13 (December 31, 2011 / AP 2013 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Slovenian |
| cathedral | Saint Nicholas |
| Website | www.skofija-sobota.si |
The diocese of Murska Sobota ( lat . : Dioecesis Sobotensis ) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Slovenia with its seat in Murska Sobota .
history
The diocese of Murska Sobota was founded on April 7, 2006 by Pope Benedict XVI. Established with the Apostolic Constitution Slovenorum fidelium ('The Faithful Slovenes') from ceding territories of the Archdiocese of Maribor and subordinated to it as a suffragan .
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organization
The diocese comprises three deaneries (Dekanije) :
Bishops of Murska Sobota
- Marjan Turnšek , 2006–2009, then Coadjutor Archbishop of Maribor
- Peter Štumpf ( SDB ), since 2009
See also
Web links
- Official website (Slovenian)
- Entry on the diocese of Murska Sobota on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved June 6, 2011.
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