Roman Catholic Diocese of Kaposvár
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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.
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Location | |
Country | Hungary |
Ecclesiastical province | Veszprém |
Headquarters | Kaposvár |
Coordinates | 46°21′28″N 17°47′17″E |
Statistics | |
Area | 6,790 km2 (2,620 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2019) 397,800 292,000 (73.0%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | May 31, 1993 (1993-05-31) |
Cathedral | Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral, Kaposvár |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | László Varga |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Udvardy György |
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Map of the Diocese | |
Website | |
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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.