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 SpinuşSpinuşView parish
- Parohia StârciuStârciuView parish
- Parohia SuncuiusSuncuiusView parish
- Parohia Suplacu de BarcăuSuplacu de BarcăuView parish
- Parohia Supuru de JosSupuru de JosView parish
- Parohia SâgSâgView parish
- Parohia SâmbătaSâmbătaView parish
- Parohia SânlazărSânlazărView parish
- Parohia SânmartinSânmartinView parish
- Parohia Sântandrei ”Sf. Ap. Petru și Pavel”Sântandrei ”Sf. Ap. Petru și Pavel”View parish
- Parohia Sântandrei ”Sf. Arh. Mihail și Gavril”Sântandrei ”Sf. Arh. Mihail și Gavril”View parish
- Parohia SînmartinSînmartinView parish
- Parohia SălăjeniSălăjeniView parish
- Parohia SărsigSărsigView parish
- Parohia SăucaSăucaView parish
- Parohia TerebeştiTerebeştiView parish
- Parohia TincaTincaView parish
- Parohia Topa de CrişTopa de CrişView parish
- Parohia TăşnadTăşnadView parish
- Parohia Uileacu de BeiuşUileacu de BeiuşView parish
- Parohia Urziceni-PădureUrziceni-PădureView parish
- Parohia Vadu CrişuluiVadu CrişuluiView parish
- Parohia Valcău de JosValcău de JosView parish
- Parohia Valcău de SusValcău de SusView parish
- Parohia Valea lui MihaiValea lui MihaiView parish
- Parohia VintereVintereView parish
- Parohia VoivoziVoivoziView parish
- Parohia Vălanii de BeiuşVălanii de BeiuşView parish
- Parohia VăşadVăşadView parish
- Parohia ZalnocZalnocView 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.