Roman Catholic Diocese of Kaposvár

Latin Catholic jurisdiction in Hungary

46°21′28″N 17°47′17″E / 46.35771250°N 17.78794040°E / 46.35771250; 17.78794040StatisticsArea6,790 km² (2,620 sq mi)Population
- Total
- Catholics(as of 2019)
397,800
292,000 (73.0%)InformationDenominationCatholic ChurchSui iuris churchLatin ChurchRiteRoman RiteEstablishedMay 31, 1993 (1993-05-31)CathedralOur Lady of the Assumption Cathedral, KaposvárCurrent leadershipPopeFrancisBishopLászló VargaMetropolitan ArchbishopUdvardy GyörgyMap

Map of the DioceseWebsitekaposvar.egyhazmegye.hu

The Diocese of Kaposvár (Latin: Dioecesis Kaposvarensis) is a Latin suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Veszprém, in southwestern Hungary.

Its cathedral episcopal, Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral, is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary (Hungarian: Nagyboldogasszony-székesegyház), in the city of Kaposvár, capital of Somogy County.

History

Established on May 31, 1993 as Diocese of Kaposvár, on territory split off from its future Metropolitan, the then Diocese of Veszprém.

Statistics

As of 2014^[update], it pastorally served 290,425 Catholics (73.5% of 395,207 total) on 6,764 km² in 102 parishes with 95 priests (diocesan), 4 deacons, 6 lay religious (sisters) and 8 seminarians.

Episcopal ordinaries

Suffragan Bishops of Kaposvár

Béla Balás (31 May 1993 – 25 March 2017), previously Titular Bishop of Feradi maius (1992.08.10 – 1993.05.31) as Auxiliary Bishop of Veszprém (Hungary) (1992.08.10 – 1993.05.31)
László Varga (13 May 2017 – ...)