Diocese of Székesfehérvár
Albae Regalen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Székesfehérvár, Hungary
The Diocese of Székesfehérvár is a Latin Church diocese in central Hungary, established in 1777 by Queen Maria Theresa from territory of the Dioceses of Veszprém and Győr. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Esztergom-Budapest.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 16 June 1777
- Latin
- Albae Regalen(sis)
- Patron
- Saint Stephen the King
- Annuario code
- 001003142
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 413,000
- Population
- 825,000
- Catholic share
- 50.1%
- Priests
- 74
- Catholics per priest
- 5,581
- Extent
- 5,170 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 80
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
- Antal Spányi
- Born
- 13 November 1950
- Birthplace
- Budapest
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 St. Stephen the King stands in Székesfehérvár, 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 GyőrGyőr
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Seated in the city of Székesfehérvár, this Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church (Latin: Dioecesis Albae Regalensis) forms part of the ecclesiastical province of Esztergom-Budapest in Hungary.
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].