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Suffragan diocese Pécs, Hungary

Diocese of Pécs

Quinque Ecclesien(sis)

The Diocese of Pécs is a Latin Church diocese in southern Hungary, founded in 1009 by King Saint Stephen. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Kalocsa-Kecskemét and covers Baranya and Tolna counties.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Cathedral Basilica of St. Peter and St. Paul, in Pécs, Hungary.

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Established
1009
Catholics
439,000
Priests
89
Territory
8,200 km²

Parishes and churches

56 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 Felföldi
Born
4 February 1961
Birthplace
Geszteréd

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The cathedral

Cathedral Basilica of St. Peter and St. Paul stands in Pécs, 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

A Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Hungary, the Diocese of Pécs is known in Hungarian as the Pécsi Egyházmegye and in Latin as the Dioecesis Quinque Ecclesiensis. Its cathedral, the Cathedral of Pécs, carries a dedication to Saint Peter and Saint Paul.