Diocese of Satu Mare
| Diocese of Satu Mare | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Romania |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Bucharest |
| Diocesan bishop | Jenő Schönberger |
| Vicar General | Ottó Hársfalvi |
| founding | 1804 |
| surface | 10,725 km² |
| Parishes | 48 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Residents | 875,000 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Catholics | 64,137 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| proportion of | 7.3% |
| Diocesan priest | 79 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Religious priest | 1 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 802 |
| Friars | 13 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Religious sisters | 42 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language |
Hungarian German Romanian |
| cathedral | Ascension Cathedral |
| address | Str. 1 Decembrie 1918, no. 2 RO-3900 Satu Mare România |
| Website | www.szatmariegyhazmegye.ro |
The diocese of Satu Mare ( Latin Dioecesis Satmariensis ) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Romania .
history
It was founded as a diocese ( German Sathmar ), ( Hungarian Szatmári Egyházmegye ) on March 23, 1804 by Francis I , Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary, and recognized on August 9, 1804 by Pope Pius VII by papal bull .
The Diocese of Satu Mare was united with the Diocese of Oradea Mare on June 5, 1930 , but became independent again on June 28, 1941. On April 9, 1948, the reunification with the Oradea Mare diocese took place, which Pope John Paul II repealed on October 18, 1982. It belongs to the Archdiocese of Bucharest , Jenő Schönberger has been bishop since 2003 . The bishopric is in Satu Mare .
Bishops
Diocese of Satu Mare
- 1804–1807 István Fischer de Nagy (later Archbishop of Eger)
- 1808–1822 Péter Klobusiczky (later Archbishop of Kalocsa)
- 1821–1825 Flórián Kovács
- 1827–1857 János Hám
- 1858–1866 Michael Haas
- 1866–1872 László Bíró de Kezdi-Polany
- 1873–1887 Lörinc Cardinal Hose
- 1887–1905 Gyula Meszlényi
- 1905 Bélát Mayer, due to illness, resigned before the consecration
- 1906–1928 Tibor Boromisza
Diocese of Oradea Mare and Satu Mare
- 1930–1939: István Fiedler
Diocese of Satu Mare
- 1942–1948: János Scheffler
Diocese of Oradea Mare and Satu Mare
- 1948–1952 János Scheffler
- Josephus Pop 1952–1960 ( capitular vicar )
- Ludovicus Czumbel 1960–1966 administrator
- Franciscus Sipos 1966–1983 Administrator
Diocese of Satu Mare
- Stephanus Dászkál 1983–1990 administrator
- 1990-2002: Pál Reizer
- since 2003: Jenő Schönberger
Auxiliary bishops
- 1949–1953: Szilárd Ignác Bogdánffy
See also
Web links
- Website of the Diocese of Satu Mare (Hungarian, Romanian)
- Entry on the Diocese of Satu Mare (1804–1928) on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Entry on Diocese of Oradea Mare (1930–1940, 1948–1982) on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Entry on the Diocese of Satu Mare (1941–1948) on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Entry for the Diocese of Satu Mare (since 1982) on catholic-hierarchy.org