Roman Catholic Diocese of Debrecen–Nyíregyháza

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

Diocese of Debrecen–Nyíregyháza Dioecesis Debrecenensis–Nyiregyhazanus Debrecen-Nyíregyházi egyházmegye
Co-Cathedral of Nyíregyháza
Location
Country	Hungary
Ecclesiastical province	Eger
Metropolitan	Eger
Headquarters	Debrecen
Coordinates	47°31′34″N 21°37′47″E
Statistics
Area	11,300 km2 (4,400 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2011) 1,137,000 250,000 (22%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	May 31, 1993 (1993-05-31)
Cathedral	Cathedral of St Anne in Debrecen
Co-cathedral	Co-Cathedral of Our Lady of the Hungarians in Nyíregyháza
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Ferenc Palanki
Metropolitan Archbishop	Csaba Ternyák
Map
Map of the Diocese
Website
www.dnyem.hu

History

• 31 May 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)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Hungary
• List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Hungary

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy

External links

• Media related to Roman Catholic Diocese of Debrecen–Nyíregyháza at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website (in Hungarian)
• Official site of Debreceni Szent Anna Főplébánia