Diocese of Oradea Mare, Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad
Magnovaradinen(sis) Latinorum
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Oradea Mare, Romania
Latin-rite diocese in western Romania whose see was transferred to Varad (Oradea) by King St. Ladislaus I around 1077, today a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Bucharest. Its seat is the Cathedral Basilica of St. Mary in Oradea, a minor basilica, and the diocese honors St. Ladislaus as patron.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 1077
- Latin
- Magnovaradinen(sis) Latinorum
- Patron
- St. Ladislaus
- Annuario code
- 001002461
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 106,020
- Population
- 1,011,330
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 10.5%
- Priests
- 59
- Catholics per priest
- 1,797
- Extent
- 12,152 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 8.7
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Laszlo Bocskei
- Born
- 11 July 1965
- Birthplace
- Gataia
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral Basilica of St. Mary, Oradea stands in Oradea Mare, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Bucharest
A suffragan of Bucharest.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of Bucureşti, BucarestBucureşti, Bucarest
- Diocese of IaşiIaşi
- Diocese of Oradea MareOradea Mare
- Diocese of Satu Mare, SzatmárSatu Mare, Szatmár
- Diocese of TimişoaraTimişoara
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
A Latin Church territory of the Catholic Church in Romania, the Diocese of Oradea (Latin: Dioecesis Magnovaradinensis Latinorum; Hungarian: Nagyváradi Római Katolikus Egyházmegye; Romanian: Dieceza Romano-Catolică de Oradea Mare) takes its name from its episcopal see in the city of Oradea.
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Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.