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Suffragan diocese Murska Sobota, Slovenia

Diocese of Murska Sobota

Soboten(sis)

The Diocese of Murska Sobota is a Latin Church diocese in northeastern Slovenia, erected in 2006. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Maribor and has been led by Bishop Janez Kozinc since 2025.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Murska Sobota Cathedral, in Murska Sobota, Slovenia.

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Established
2006
Catholics
95,400
Priests
55
Territory
8,712 km²

Parishes and churches

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

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Bishop
Janez Kozinc
Born
21 August 1975
Birthplace
Celje

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The cathedral

Murska Sobota Cathedral stands in Murska Sobota, 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

In the city of Murska Sobota in Slovenia, the Latin Church maintains the Diocese of Murska Sobota (Latin: Dioecesis Sobotensis; Slovene: Škofija Murska Sobota), which belongs to the ecclesiastical province of Maribor.