The Diocese of Szombathely () is a

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in the

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of the Metropolitan

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. Its

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episcopal see is Szombathely Cathedral (), dedicated to the Visitation of Our Lady, in the city of

Szombathely } Szombathely (; ; also see #Etymology, names) is the 10th largest city in Hungary. It is the administrative centre of Vas County in the west of the country, located near the border with Austria. Szombathely lies by the streams ''Perint'' and '' ...

History

* June 17, 1777: Established as Diocese of Szombathely (German ''Steinamanger''), on territories split off from the Diocese of Veszprém (also Hungary) and then Diocese of Zagreb (

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). Its first bishop was John Szily (1777–1799), who built the episcopal residence and the cathedral. His successor, Cardinal Franz Herzen (1799–1804), was envoy of Austrian emperor

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to the Holy See. Diocese of Steinamanger * Lost Alpine territory on 1922.05.18 to establish Apostolic Administration of Burgenland (in

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Statistics

As per 2014, it pastorally served 298,100 Catholics (76.9% of 387,500 total) on 4,660 km² in 142 parishes with 135 priests (105 diocesan, 30 religious), 86 lay religious (30 brothers, 56 sisters) and 16 seminarians.

Episcopal ordinaries

János Szily János Szily (20 August 1735, Felsőszopor - 2 June 1799, Szombathely) was a Hungarian Catholic bishop and patron of the arts. Biography He was born to a Catholic father and a Lutheran mother. After completing his primary and secondary studies ...

di Felsőszopor (1777.02.17 – death 1799.01.02), previously Bishop of

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(Croatia) (1775.04.24 – 1777.02.17) *

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Franziskus von Paula Herzan von Harras (Czech) (1800.05.12 – 1804.06.01),

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of S. Croce in Gerusalemme (1788.04.07 – 1804.06.01); previously created

of S. Girolamo dei Croati (1780.12.11 – 1782.09.13), transferred Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Nereo ed Achilleo (1782.09.13 – 1788.04.07),

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(1788.03.10 – 1789) * Leopold Perlaki Somogy (1806.08.26 – death 1822.02.20) * András Bolle (1825.03.21 – death 1844) * Gábor Balassa (1844.06.07 – death 1851.08.11) * Ferenc Szenczy (1852.09.04 – death 1869.02.19) * Enrico Szabó (1869.11.22 – death 1881) * Cornelio Hidasy (1883.03.15 – death 1900) * István Vilmos (1901.12.16 – 1910.12.24), succeeding as former

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of Domitiopolis (1898.11.28 – 1901.12.16) and

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of Szombathely (1898.11.28 – 1901.12.16) * Archbishop János Mikes (born Romania) (1911.12.11 – retired 1936.11.21); emeritate first as Titular Bishop of

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(1936.01.10 – 1936.11.21), then Titular Bishop of Helenopolis in Palæstina (1936.11.21 – 1939.08.05), finally 'promoted'

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(1939.08.05 – 1945.03.28) * József Grősz (1939.07.19 – 1943.05.07), previously Titular Bishop of Orthosias in Phœnicia (1928.12.17 – 1939.07.19) as Auxiliary Bishop of

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(Hungary) (1928.12.17 – 1939.07.19); later Metropolitan Archbishop of

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(Hungary) (1943.05.07 – death 1961.10.03) *

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(1944.03.03 – death 1972) **

: József Winkler (1959.09.15 – 1981.01.30) **''

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'' Árpád Fábián,

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(O. Praem.) (1972.02.08 – 1975.01.07 ''see below'') * Árpád Fábián, O. Prae (''see above'' 1975.01.07 – 1986.05.14) **

: György Póka (1982.04.05 – 1987.03.03) * István Konkoly (1987.06.05 – 2006.06.20) * András Veres (2006.06.20 – 2016.07.17.) ** ''Administrator of the Diocese István Császár (2016.07.18 – 2017.06.18)'' * János Székely (2017.06.18 – ...), previously Titular Bishop of

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(2007.11.14 – 2017.06.18) as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Esztergom–Budapest (Hungary) (2007.11.14 – 2017.06.18).

Notes and references

Sources

GCatholic.org, with Google map - data for all sections

External links