Diocese of Satu Mare

Dioecesis Satmariensis

Dieceza Satu Mare
The Cathedral of the Diocese in Satu Mare
Location
CountryRomania
Ecclesiastical provinceBucharest
MetropolitanRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Bucharest
Statistics
Area10,725 km2 (4,141 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2014)
875,000
64,137 (7.3%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established18 October 1982
CathedralSatu Mare Roman Catholic Cathedral
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJenő Schönberger
Metropolitan ArchbishopIoan Robu
Map
Administrative map of the Roman Catholic Church in Romania
Administrative map of the Roman Catholic Church in Romania
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Diocese of Satu Mare (Latin: Dioecesis Satmariensis; Hungarian: Szatmári Római Katolikus Püspökség) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Romania. It was established on 23 March 1804 by Francis I, King of Hungary, an act recognised by Pope Pius VII that 9 August. At the time, the diocese was part of the Kingdom of Hungary and covered a larger territory, including land in present-day Hungary and Slovakia as well as Romania. It was constituted in its present form on 18 October 1982, when the Communist regime split it from the Oradea Mare Diocese.

The diocese has 48 parishes with 90,000 adherents. It covers the counties of Satu Mare and Maramureş, of which 8.2% are Roman Catholic, with concentrations in Satu Mare County along the Hungarian border. Its adherents are predominantly Hungarians, with a small number of Zipser Germans. It is subordinate to the Bucharest Archdiocese. Its bishop since 2003 has been Jenő Schönberger.

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