Roman Catholic Diocese of Timișoara

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Timișoara (Hungarian: Temesvári Római Katolikus Püspökség) is a diocese in Romania established on 5 June 1930 by Pope Pius XI. The Diocese of Cenad, corresponding to approximately the same region, had been created in 1030 by Stephen I of Hungary.

Diocese of Timișoara

Dioecesis Timisoarensis

Dieceza de Timișoara
Location
CountryRomania
Ecclesiastical provinceBucharest
MetropolitanRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Bucharest
Statistics
Area24,755 km2 (9,558 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2014)
1,345,576
108,379 (8.1%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established5 June 1930
CathedralSt. George's Cathedral, Timișoara
Patron saintSaint George
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJózsef-Csaba Pál
Metropolitan ArchbishopIoan Robu
Bishops emeritusMartin Roos
Map

Administrative map of the Roman Catholic Church in Romania

The diocese covers the Romanian Banatthe counties of Timiș, Caraş-Severin, Arad and part of Mehedinţi, of which 11.1% are Roman Catholic, with compact concentrations in the Krashovani areas near Reşiţa and Sânnicolau Mare. A plurality of its adherents are Hungarian, followed by Banat Swabians, Romanians, Banat Bulgarians, Croats, Slovaks and Czechs. It is subordinate to the Bucharest Archdiocese. Since 2018, its bishop is József-Csaba Pál.

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