Roman Catholic Diocese of Szombathely

Diocese of Szombathely Dioecesis Sabariensis Szombathelyi egyházmegye
Cathedral of the Visitation of Our Lady
Location
Country	Hungary
Ecclesiastical province	Veszprém
Metropolitan	Veszprém
Statistics
Area	4,660 km² (1,800 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2014) 387,500 298,100 (76.9%)
Parishes	142
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Visitation of Our Lady in Szombathely
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	vacant
Metropolitan Archbishop	Gyula Márfi
Emeritus Bishops	István Konkoly Bishop Emeritus
Map
Map of Diocese
Website
Website

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]

Roman Catholic dioceses in Hungary

Province of Eger	Archdiocese of Eger Diocese of Debrecen–Nyíregyháza Diocese of Vác

Province of Esztergom–Budapest	Archdiocese of Esztergom–Budapest Diocese of Győr Diocese of Székesfehérvár

Province of Kalocsa–Kecskemét	Archdiocese of Kalocsa–Kecskemét Diocese of Pécs Diocese of Szeged–Csanád

Province of Veszprém	Archdiocese of Veszprém Diocese of Kaposvár Diocese of Szombathely

Hungarian Greek Catholic Jurisdiction	Archeparchy of Hajdúdorog Eparchy of Miskolc Eparchy of Nyiregyhaza

Sui iuris Jurisdictions	Military Ordinariate of Hungary Territorial Abbey of Pannonhalma

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