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Roman Catholic Diocese of Debrecen–Nyíregyháza

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Metropolitan
  
Eger

Pope
  
Francis

Phone
  
+36 52 431 631

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
11,300 km²

Country
  
Hungary

Roman Catholic Diocese of Debrecen–Nyíregyháza

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2011) 1,137,000 250,000 (22%)

Cathedral
  
Cathedral of St Anne in Debrecen

Co-cathedral
  
Co-Cathedral of Our Lady of the Hungarians in Nyíregyháza

Address
  
Debrecen, Varga u. 4, 4024 Hungary

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Eger

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Debrecen–Nyíregyháza (Latin: Dioecesis Debrecenensis–Nyiregyhazanus) is a diocese located in the cities of Debrecen and Nyíregyháza in the Ecclesiastical province of Eger in Hungary.

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History

  • May 31, 1993: Established as Diocese of Debrecen – Nyíregyháza from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Eger and Diocese of Szeged–Csanád

    • Leadership

  • Bishops of Debrecen–Nyíregyháza (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Nándor Bosák (31 May 1993 - 21 September 2015)
  • Bishop Ferenc Palánki (21 September 2015 - present)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Debrecen–Nyíregyháza Wikipedia
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