Diocese of Szombathely
The Diocese of Szombathely is a Latin suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Veszprém in Hungary.
Its cathedral episcopal see is Szombathely Cathedral, dedicated to the Visitation of Our Lady, in the city of Szombathely.
History
- June 17, 1777: Established as Diocese of Szombathely, on territories split off from the Diocese of Veszprém and then Diocese of Zagreb. Its first bishop was John Szily, who built the episcopal residence and the cathedral. His successor, Cardinal Franz Herzen, was envoy of Austrian emperor Joseph II to the Holy See.
- Lost Alpine territory on 1922.05.18 to establish Apostolic Administration of Burgenland.
Statistics
As per 2014, it pastorally served 298,100 Catholics on 4,660 km2 in 142 parishes with 135 priests, 86 lay religious and 16 seminarians.Episcopal ordinaries
- János Szily di Felsőszopor, previously Bishop of Knin
- Cardinal Franziskus von Paula Herzan von Harras, Cardinal-Priest of S. Croce in Gerusalemme ; previously created Cardinal-Priest of S. Girolamo dei Croati, transferred Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Nereo ed Achilleo, Camerlengo of Sacred College of Cardinals
- Leopold Perlaki Somogy
- András Bolle
- Gábor Balassa
- Ferenc Szenczy
- Enrico Szabó
- Cornelio Hidasy
- István Vilmos, succeeding as former Titular Bishop of Domitiopolis and Auxiliary Bishop of Szombathely
- Archbishop János Mikes ; emeritate first as Titular Bishop of Acmonia, then Titular Bishop of Helenopolis in Palæstina, finally 'promoted' Titular Archbishop of Selymbria
- József Grősz, previously Titular Bishop of Orthosias in Phœnicia as Auxiliary Bishop of Győr ; later Metropolitan Archbishop of Archdiocese of Kalocsa
- Sándor Kovács
- * Auxiliary Bishop: József Winkler
- *Apostolic Administrator Árpád Fábián, Norbertines
- Árpád Fábián, O. Prae
- * Auxiliary Bishop: György Póka
- István Konkoly
- András Veres
- * Administrator of the Diocese István Császár
- János Székely, previously Titular Bishop of Febiana as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Esztergom–Budapest .