Suffragan diocese Timişoara, Romania
Diocese of Timişoara
Timisoaren(sis)
Latin Church
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Timisoara is a Latin Church diocese covering the Romanian Banat, established in 1930 by Pope Pius XI and suffragan to the Archdiocese of Bucharest. Its cathedral is dedicated to Saint George, and József-Csaba Pál has been bishop since 2018.
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- Established
- 1930
- Catholics
- 108,379
- Priests
- 95
- Territory
- 24,755 km²
Parishes and churches
78 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Coborârea Spiritului SfântLugoj · CathedralView parish
- Sfântul GheorgheTimişoara · CathedralView parish
- Adormirea Maicii DomnuluiAradView parish
- Adormirea Maicii DomnuluiBăile HerculaneView parish
- Adormirea Maicii DomnuluiBulciView parish
- Adormirea Maicii DomnuluiCaraşovaView parish
- Adormirea Maicii DomnuluiDudeştii VechiView parish
- Adormirea Maicii DomnuluiMailatView parish
- Adormirea Maicii DomnuluiPâncotaView parish
- Adormirea Maicii DomnuluiSatu NouView parish
- Arhanghelul MihaiBiledView parish
- Fericita GhizelaAradView parish
- Maria RadnaRadnaView parish
- Naşterea Sfintei Fecioare MariaTimişoaraView parish
- Neprihănita Zămislire a Sfintei Fecioare MariaBocşaView parish
- Neprihănita Zămislire a Sfintei Fecioare MariaCaransebeşView parish
- Preasfânta Inimă a Lui IsusTimişoaraView parish
- Preasfânta Inimă a Lui IsusAninaView parish
- Preasfânta TreimeLugojView parish
- Preasfânta TreimePecicaView parish
- Preasfânta TreimeReşiţaView parish
- Preasfânta TreimeŞilindiaView parish
- Preasfânta TreimeVingaView parish
- Preasfântă Inimă a Lui IsusTimişoaraView parish
- Sfinţii Apostoli Filip şi IacobClocoticiView parish
- Sfinţii Apostoli Petru şi PavelNădlacView parish
- Sfinţii Apostoli Petru şi PavelSânpetru GermanView parish
- Sfinţii Îngeri PăzitoriIratoşuView parish
- Sfânta AnaSântanaView parish
- Sfânta AnaDetaView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- József Csaba Pál
- Born
- 5 December 1955
- Birthplace
- Frumoasa
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The cathedral
St. George's Cathedral, Timisoara stands in Timişoara, 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
Pope Pius XI established the Diocese of Timișoara (Latin: Dioecesis Timisoarensis; Hungarian: Temesvári Római Katolikus Püspökség), a Latin diocese in Romania, on 5 June 1930. Roughly the same region had been served by the Diocese of Cenad (Csanád), created in 1030 by Stephen I of Hungary; when that see was divided in 1930, the Hungarian portion (now the Diocese of Szeged-Csanád) kept the old name, even though Cenad itself lies within the Diocese of Timișoara.
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Pope Leo XIV prays at Lourdes grotto
Pope Leo XIV held a public moment of prayer at the Massabielle grotto in Lourdes on Saturday, September 26. The visit marked the start of the second stage of his apostolic journey in France, following his time in Paris. After arriving in Lourdes, the pope met with civil and religious authorities and inaugurated a bridge named in his honor. He arrived at the grotto to pray, where he followed pilgrimage customs such as lighting a candle and using the water. In a prayer released by the Archdiocese of Avignon, the pope asked for the protection of France and for its people to experience fraternal harmony and peace. He prayed for the country to reject violence and war, for the defense of human rights, and for the support of the poor. He also asked for wise and generous leaders who serve the common good and for the renewal of faith within Christian families.
- Pope Leo XIV issues message for 112 World Day of Migrant and Refugee 2026
- Pál József Csaba celebrates Mass for 500 pilgrims in Nagycsanád
- Romanian Catholic bishops meet in Brașov
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Camino din România – porți deschise spre Europa takes place in Timișoara
Camino din România – porți deschise spre Europa took place in Timișoara on September 18 and 19, 2026, to promote the spiritual, cultural, and European significance of the Romanian Camino pilgrimage route. The event brought together pilgrims, representatives from project associations, and supporters of pilgrimage route development in Romania. Elisabeta Turi, the western regional representative for the Asociația Prietenilor Camino de Santiago in Timișoara, organized the September 18 program. Father Gabriel Ciubotariu, the spiritual guide for the Camino de România, gave a lecture titled "The Spirituality of the Camino." He described the pilgrimage as an external route that can become an internal path toward Christ, where each step serves as an opportunity for prayer, reflection, and gratitude. The program included live music by guitarist Lia Burg.
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