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Suffragan diocese Kaposvár, Hungary

Diocese of Kaposvár

Kaposvaren(sis)

The Diocese of Kaposvár is a Latin Church diocese in southwestern Hungary, erected on 31 May 1993 from territory of the Diocese of Veszprém. It is a suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Veszprém. László Varga has been bishop since 2017.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral, Kaposvár, in Kaposvár, Hungary.

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Established
1993
Catholics
292,000
Priests
92
Territory
6,790 km²

Parishes and churches

102 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Bishop
László Varga
Born
17 August 1956
Birthplace
Tapolca

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The cathedral

Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral, Kaposvár stands in Kaposvár, 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.

History

In southwestern Hungary, the Diocese of Kaposvár (Latin: Dioecesis Kaposvarensis) is a Latin suffragan see within the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Veszprém. Its episcopal cathedral, Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral (Hungarian: Nagyboldogasszony-székesegyház), dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary, stands in the city of Kaposvár, the capital of Somogy County.