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Diocese of Székesfehérvár (Albareale)

Dioecesis Albae Regalensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Antal Spányi, Bishop

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 16 June 1777
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Esztergom-Budapest
  • Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Hungary
  • Square Kilometers: 5,170 (1,996 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: http://www.szfvar.katolikus.hu/
  • Mailing Address: Varoshaz ter 5, Pf. 178, H-8001 Szekesfehervar, Magyarorszag
  • Telephone: (22)510-694
  • Fax: 510-699

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
16 June 1777ErectedDiocese of Győr (Raab)
Diocese of Veszprém
Diocese of Székesfehérvár (Albareale) (erected)
8 June 1912Territory LostArchdiocese of Esztergom
Archdiocese of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian)
Eparchy of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian)
Diocese of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino} (Romanian)
Eparchy of Prešov (Prjašev, Eperjes) (Slovak)
Diocese of Székesfehérvár (Albareale)
Diocese of Hajdúdorog (Hungarian) (erected)
31 May 1993Territory AddedArchdiocese of Esztergom (Budaörs along with Budajenô and Telki)
Diocese of Győr (Raab) (Bokod, Kecskéd, Kömlod, Környe, Oroszlány, Tatabánya-Alsógalla, Tatabánya-Bánhida, Tatabánya-Felsógalla, Tatabánya-Óváros, Várgesztes, Vértessomló, and Vértesszólós)
Diocese of Veszprém (Parts of Fejér: Balatonbozsok, Dég, Enying, Kozéppogárd, Lajoskomárom, Lepsény, Mátyásdomb, Mezokomárom, Mezoszentgyörgy, Mezôszilas, and Szabadhidvég)
Diocese of Székesfehérvár (Albareale)
31 May 1993Territory LostArchdiocese of Esztergom (Szigetköz)
Territorial Abbey of Pannonhalma (Bársonyós, Kajárpéc, Tárkány, and Tényô)
Diocese of Székesfehérvár (Albareale) (Bakonysárkány)
Diocese of Győr (Raab)
31 May 1993Territory LostDiocese of Székesfehérvár (Albareale) (Budapest except Csepel; Island of Szentendre along with Dunabogdány, Pilisszentlászló, Tahitótfalu, Leányfalu, Pomáz, Budakalász, Budakalász-Szentistvántelep, Csobánka, Üröm, Pilisborosjenô, Nagykovácsi, Pilisszentkereszt)
Diocese of Vác (Budapest, part of Bács-Kiskun and Csongrád)
Archdiocese of Esztergom
31 May 1993Territory LostDiocese of Székesfehérvár (Albareale) (Inota) Diocese of Veszprém
31 May 1993Territory LostArchdiocese of Kalocsa (Bogyiszló)
Diocese of Székesfehérvár (Albareale) (Hard)
Diocese of Pécs

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1970380,6852092091,821138ap1971
1980464,959736,00063.2%2582581,802162ap1981
1990461,000736,00062.6%1731732,664163ap1991
1999494,108750,00065.9%11091194,1524946144ap2000
2000491,803740,00066.5%10671134,3525746144ap2001
2001490,289735,00066.7%10071074,5825750144ap2002
2002489,048730,00067.0%9771044,7026750144ap2003
2003437,058760,44857.5%9571024,2846750144ap2004
2004435,700858,70050.7%9871054,1496742144ap2005
2010422,656840,65650.3%797864,914119120149ap2011
2014413,000825,00050.1%769854,85899103149ap2015
2017405,000810,00050.0%788864,7091018104149ap2018
2020407,000814,00050.0%706765,3556875149ap2021
2022404,000800,00050.5%698775,24661177149ap2023

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 6, Page 72
  • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 7, Page 64
  • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 368
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 85, Page 869, to Page 876

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