Diocese of Oradea Mare
| Diocese of Oradea Mare | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Romania |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Bucharest |
| Diocesan bishop | László Böcskei |
| surface | 12,152 km² |
| Parishes | 61 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 1,005,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 104,558 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 10.4% |
| Diocesan priest | 62 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 2 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,634 |
| Friars | 3 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 27 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language |
Hungarian Romanian Slovak Latin |
| cathedral | St. Mary of the Assumption |
| Website | www.varad.org |
The Diocese of Oradea Mare ( Latin Dioecesis Magnovaradinensis Latinorum ) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Romania .
history
It was founded in 1077 as the Latin diocese Magnovaradinensis Latinorum . Its first bishop was Bishop Koloman in 1091. On June 5, 1930 under Pope Pius XI. the diocese Oradea Mare - Gran Varadino ( German Großwardein ), ( Hungarian Nagyvárad ) was united with the diocese Satu Mare ( German and Yiddish Sathmar , Hungarian Szatmárnémeti ). Under Pope Pius XII. the association was canceled on June 28, 1941. On April 9, 1948, the new merger took place, which Pope John Paul II ended with his Apostolic Constitution of October 18, 1982. The bishopric is Oradea .
In Oradea Mare there is also the Greek Catholic eparchy Oradea Mare .
See also
Web links
- Entry on Diocese of Oradea Mare on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
- Homepage of the Diocese of Oradea Mare (Hungarian)