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Suffragan diocese Szombathely, Hungary

Diocese of Szombathely

Sabarien(sis)

Latin-rite diocese in western Hungary, erected 17 June 1777 by Empress Maria Theresa's reorganization from territories of the Dioceses of Veszprem and Zagreb. Suffragan of the Archdiocese of Veszprem, with its seat at the Cathedral of the Visitation of Our Lady in Szombathely. Its patron is St. Martin of Tours, born in ancient Savaria (Szombathely).

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Cathedral of the Visitation of Our Lady, Szombathely, in Szombathely, Hungary.

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Established
1777
Catholics
298,100
Priests
117
Territory
4,660 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Bishop
Janos Szekely
Born
7 June 1964
Birthplace
Budapest

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The cathedral

Cathedral of the Visitation of Our Lady, Szombathely stands in Szombathely, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

Within the Hungarian ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Veszprém, the Diocese of Szombathely (Latin: Dioecesis Sabariensis) is a Latin suffragan see. Its episcopal cathedral, Szombathely Cathedral (Hungarian: Sarlósboldogasszony székesegyházi), stands in the city of Szombathely and is dedicated to the Visitation of Our Lady.