Roman Catholic Diocese of Székesfehérvár

Diocese of Székesfehérvár Dioecesis Albae Regalensis Székesfehérvári egyházmegye
Cathedral of St Stephen, Székesfehérvár
Location
Country	Hungary
Ecclesiastical province	Esztergom-Budapest
Metropolitan	Esztergom-Budapest
Statistics
Area	5,170 km2 (2,000 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2014) 825,000 413,000 (50.1%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	16 June 1777
Cathedral	Cathedral of King St. Stephen in Székesfehérvár
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Antal Spányi
Map
Map of the Diocese
Website
Website

The Diocese of Székesfehérvár (Latin: Dioecesis Albae Regalensis) is a diocese located in the city of Székesfehérvár in the Ecclesiastical province of Esztergom-Budapest in Hungary.

History

• 16 June 1777: Established as Diocese of Székesfehérvár from the Diocese of Veszprém and Diocese of Győr by Queen Maria Theresa

Special churches

• Basilica: St Stephen's Cathedral, Székesfehérvár

Leadership

• 2003– Antal Spányi (1950)
• 1991–2003 Jusztin Nándor Takács (1927–2016)
• 1982–1991 Gyula Szakos (1916–1992)
• 1968–1982 Imre Kisberk (1906–1982)
• 1927–1968 Lajos Shvoy (1879–1968)
• 1905–1927 Ottokár Prohászka (1858–1927)
• 1901–1905 Gyula Városy (1846–1910)
• 1890–1900 Fülöp Steiner (1830–1900)
• 1878–1889 János Pauer (1814–1889)
• 1875–1877 Nándor Dulánszky (1829–1896)
• 1867–1874 Vince Jekelfalussy (1802–1874)
• 1851–1866 Imre Farkas (1788–1866)
• 1848 Antal Karner (1794–1856)
• 1837–1847 László Barkóczy (1792–1847)
• 1830–1835 János Horváth (1769–1835)
• 1827–1830 Pál Mátyás Szusits (1767–1834)
• 1821–1825 József Kopácsy (1775–1847)
• 1816–1820 József Vurum (1763–1838)
• 1790–1811 Bertalan Miklós Milassin (1736–1811)
• 1777–1789 Ignác Nagy (1733–1789)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Hungary

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website