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 ChilioaraChilioaraView parish
- Parohia ChioagChioagView parish
- Parohia CiheiCiheiView parish
- Parohia CiocaiaCiocaiaView parish
- Parohia CizerCizerView parish
- Parohia CordăuCordăuView parish
- Parohia Cosniciu de JosCosniciu de JosView parish
- Parohia Cosniciu de SusCosniciu de SusView parish
- Parohia CoşeiuCoşeiuView parish
- Parohia CraidorolţCraidorolţView parish
- Parohia CresturCresturView parish
- Parohia CurtuiuşeniCurtuiuşeniView parish
- Parohia CâmpiaCâmpiaView parish
- Parohia CăpleniCăpleniView parish
- Parohia CăuaşCăuaşView parish
- Parohia DelaniDelaniView parish
- Parohia DicăneştiDicăneştiView parish
- Parohia DobricioneştiDobricioneştiView parish
- Parohia DomăneştiDomăneştiView parish
- Parohia DrighiuDrighiuView parish
- Parohia DrăgeştiDrăgeştiView parish
- Parohia DrăgoteniDrăgoteniView parish
- Parohia DumbravaDumbravaView parish
- Parohia FetindiaFetindiaView parish
- Parohia FizişFizişView parish
- Parohia GaloşpetreuGaloşpetreuView parish
- Parohia GaloșpetruGaloșpetruView parish
- Parohia GhenciGhenciView parish
- Parohia GheneteaGheneteaView parish
- Parohia GintaGintaView 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.