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Diocese of Győr (Raab)

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Bishop(s)

  • Andr�s Veres, Bishop
  • Lajos P�pai, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 11th Century
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Esztergom-Budapest
  • Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Hungary
  • Square Kilometers: 5,005 (1,933 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: http://www.gyor.egyhazmegye.hu/
  • Mailing Address: Egyhazmegyei Hatosag, Kaptalandomb 5/B, H-9021 Gyor, Magyarorszag
  • Telephone: (96)550.740

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
11th CenturyErectedDiocese of Győr (Raab) (erected)
16 June 1777Territory LostDiocese of Győr (Raab)
Diocese of Veszpr�m
Diocese of Sz�kesfeh�rv�r (Albareale) (erected)
18 May 1922Territory LostDiocese of Győr (Raab)
Diocese of Szombathely
Apostolic Administration of Burgenland (erected)
31 May 1993Territory LostArchdiocese of Esztergom (Buda�rs along with Budajen� and Telki)
Diocese of Győr (Raab) (Bokod, Kecsk�d, K�mlod, K�rnye, Oroszl�ny, Tatab�nya-Als�galla, Tatab�nya-B�nhida, Tatab�nya-Fels�galla, Tatab�nya-�v�ros, V�rgesztes, V�rtessoml�, and V�rtessz�l�s)
Diocese of Veszpr�m (Parts of Fej�r: Balatonbozsok, D�g, Enying, Koz�ppog�rd, Lajoskom�rom, Leps�ny, M�ty�sdomb, Mezokom�rom, Mezoszentgy�rgy, Mez�szilas, and Szabadhidv�g)
Diocese of Sz�kesfeh�rv�r (Albareale)
31 May 1993Territory AddedArchdiocese of Esztergom (Szigetk�z)
Territorial Abbey of Pannonhalma (B�rsony�s, Kaj�rp�c, T�rk�ny, and T�ny�)
Diocese of Sz�kesfeh�rv�r (Albareale) (Bakonys�rk�ny)
Diocese of Győr (Raab)
31 May 1993Territory LostDiocese of Győr (Raab) (Gy�rasszonyfa, T�p, and T�pszentmikl�s) Territorial Abbey of Pannonhalma

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1948369,790451,21882.0%33755392943150807180ap1951
1969415,000590,00070.3%369243931,05524215ap1971
1980431,000630,00068.4%3203201,346211ap1981
1990430,000600,00071.7%2112112,037180ap1991
1999460,000540,00085.2%146181642,80412124187ap2000
2000450,000540,00083.3%142161582,84811923187ap2001
2001370,000540,00068.5%148131612,2981621187ap2002
2002370,000540,00068.5%145291742,1263331195ap2003
2003370,000540,00068.5%140281682,2023231195ap2004
2004365,000530,00068.9%137321692,1593529195ap2005
2006370,000530,00069.8%140221622,28312425194ap2007
2013378,099552,45368.4%127161432,6441819198ap2014
2016376,200538,30069.9%119231422,6492323191ap2017
2019379,147554,26868.4%102241263,0093211272ap2020
2021377,630552,88068.3%96271233,070327258ap2022
2023377,630554,26868.1%94301243,045416258ap2024

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 282
  • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 167
  • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 215, and Page 216
  • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 207
  • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 226
  • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 241
  • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 373, to Page 374
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 85, Page 869, to Page 876

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