Roman Catholic Diocese of Szombathely

Diocese of Szombathely Dioecesis Sabariensis
Location
Country	Hungary
Metropolitan	Veszprém
Statistics
Area	4,660 km2 (1,800 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 378,000 294,000 (77.8%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Sarlósboldogasszony székesegyházi (Cathedral of the Visitation of Our Lady)
Current leadership
Bishop	András Veres

The Diocese of Szombathely (Latin: Dioecesis Sabariensis) is a diocese located in the city of Szombathely in the Ecclesiastical province of Veszprém in Hungary.

History

• June 17, 1777: Established as Diocese of Szombathely (German Steinamanger) from the Diocese of Veszprém and Diocese of Zagreb, Croatia. Its first bishop was John Szily (1777-99), who built the episcopal residence and the cathedral. His successor, Cardinal Franz Herzen (1799-1804), was envoy of Joseph II to the Holy See.^[1]

Leadership

Sarlósboldogasszony székesegyházi
(Cathedral of the Visitation of Our Lady)

• Bishops of Szombathely (Roman rite)
  • Bishop András Veres (since 2006.06.20)
  • Bishop István Konkoly (1987.06.05 – 2006.06.20)
  • Bishop Árpád Fábián, O. Praem. (1975.01.07 – 1986.05.14)
  • Bishop Árpád Fábián, O. Praem. (Apostolic Administrator 1972.02.08 – 1975.01.07)
  • Bishop Sándor Kovács (1944.03.03 – 1972)
  • Archbishop József Grósz (1939.07.19 – 1943.05.07)
  • Archbishop János Mikes (1911.12.11 – 1936.11.21)
  • Bishop Cornelio Hidasy (1883.03.15 – ?)
  • Bishop Enrico Szabó (1869.11.22 – 1881)
  • Bishop Leopold Perlaki Somogy (1806.08.26 – 1822.02.20)
  • Cardinal Franziskus von Paula Herzan von Harras (1800.05.12 – 1804.06.01)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Hungary

Notes

1. ^ Diocese of Steinamanger

Source

• Giga-Catholic Information
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website