Suffragan diocese Oradea Mare, Romania
Diocese of Oradea Mare, Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad
Magnovaradinen(sis) Latinorum
Latin Church
Latin-rite diocese in western Romania whose see was transferred to Varad (Oradea) by King St. Ladislaus I around 1077, today a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Bucharest. Its seat is the Cathedral Basilica of St. Mary in Oradea, a minor basilica, and the diocese honors St. Ladislaus as patron.
On the map
Every see on one map: browse the dioceses. Churches with recorded hours: find Mass times.
- Established
- 1077
- Catholics
- 106,020
- Priests
- 59
- Territory
- 12,152 km²
Parishes and churches
161 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Parohia AbramAbramView parish
- Parohia AghireşAghireşView parish
- Parohia AleşdAleşdView parish
- Parohia AndridAndridView parish
- Parohia ArdudArdudView parish
- Parohia BabţaBabţaView parish
- Parohia BanBanView parish
- Parohia Becheni-ChisăuBecheni-ChisăuView parish
- Parohia BeiuşBeiuşView parish
- Parohia BeliuBeliuView parish
- Parohia BetfiaBetfiaView parish
- Parohia BezneaBezneaView parish
- Parohia BobotaBobotaView parish
- Parohia BocşaBocşaView parish
- Parohia Boianu MareBoianu MareView parish
- Parohia BorodBorodView parish
- Parohia BorşBorşView parish
- Parohia BrăteştiBrăteştiView parish
- Parohia BădăcinBădăcinView parish
- Parohia Băile FelixBăile FelixView parish
- Parohia BăiţaBăiţaView parish
- Parohia Calea MareCalea MareView parish
- Parohia CamărCamărView parish
- Parohia Carei I „Sfantul Apostol Andrei”CareiView parish
- Parohia Carei II (Spital)CareiView parish
- Parohia Carei III (Sfântul Anton de Padova)CareiView parish
- Parohia Carei IV (Parohia maghiară)CareiView parish
- Parohia CeheiCeheiView parish
- Parohia CeicaCeicaView parish
- Parohia CheţCheţView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Laszlo Bocskei
- Born
- 11 July 1965
- Birthplace
- Gataia
Explore the ministry of the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral Basilica of St. Mary, Oradea stands in Oradea Mare, 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 territory of the Catholic Church in Romania, the Diocese of Oradea (Latin: Dioecesis Magnovaradinensis Latinorum; Hungarian: Nagyváradi Római Katolikus Egyházmegye; Romanian: Dieceza Romano-Catolică de Oradea Mare) takes its name from its episcopal see in the city of Oradea.