Diocese of Győr
Iaurinen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Győr, Hungary
Latin-rite diocese in northwestern Hungary, believed founded in 1009 by King St. Stephen I. Suffragan of the Archdiocese of Esztergom-Budapest, with its seat at the Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady in Gyor. Bishop Andras Veres has led the diocese since 17 May 2016.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 1009
- Latin
- Iaurinen(sis)
- Patron
- santa María
- Annuario code
- 001001563
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 378,099
- Population
- 552,453
- Catholic share
- 68.4%
- Priests
- 124
- Catholics per priest
- 3,049
- Extent
- 5,100 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 74
of the people living within its bounds
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Andras Veres
- Born
- 30 November 1959
- Birthplace
- Nyírbátor
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady, Gyor stands in Győr, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Esztergom-Budapest
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Esztergom-Budapest.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of Esztergom–BudapestEsztergom–Budapest
- Diocese of SzékesfehérvárSzékesfehérvár
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Tradition holds that King Stephen I of Hungary established the Diocese of Győr in 1009, at the same time as most of the country's other dioceses. A Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Hungary (Hungarian: Győri Egyházmegye, German: Bistum Raab, Latin: Dioecesis Iaurinensis), it is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Esztergom-Budapest. The Cathedral Basilica of Győr bears a dedication to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Lajos Pápai, appointed in 1991, is the current bishop.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].