Diocese of Debrecen–Nyíregyháza Dioecesis Debrecenensis–Nyiregyhazanus Debrecen-Nyíregyházi egyházmegye | |
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Location | |
Country | Hungary |
Ecclesiastical province | Eger |
Metropolitan | Eger |
Headquarters | Debrecen |
Coordinates | 47°31′34″N 21°37′47″E / 47.52615750°N 21.62974240°E |
Statistics | |
Area | 11,300 km2 (4,400 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2011) 1,137,000 250,000 (22%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | May 31, 1993 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St Anne in Debrecen |
Co-cathedral | Co-Cathedral of Our Lady of the Hungarians in Nyíregyháza |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Ferenc Palanki |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Csaba Ternyák |
Map | |
Map of the Diocese | |
Website | |
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The Diocese of Debrecen–Nyíregyháza (Latin: Dioecesis Debrecenensis–Nyiregyhazanus) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the cities of Debrecen and Nyíregyháza in the Ecclesiastical province of Eger in Hungary.
History
- 31 May 1993: Established as Diocese of Debrecen – Nyíregyháza from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Eger and Diocese of Szeged–Csanád
Leadership
- Bishops of Debrecen–Nyíregyháza (Roman rite)
- Bishop Nándor Bosák (31 May 1993 – 21 September 2015)
- Bishop Ferenc Palánki (21 September 2015 – present)
See also
Sources
External links
- Media related to Roman Catholic Diocese of Debrecen–Nyíregyháza at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Hungarian)
- Official site of Debreceni Szent Anna Főplébánia
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