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Diocese of

Satu Mare

Romania Romania

Continent: East Europe

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Satu Mare (română) / Szatmár (Magyar) / Satmarien(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Bucureşti

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Notes: United æque principaliter with Oradea Mare 1930.06.05–1941.06.28 and 1948.04.09–1982.10.18

Special Churches

Oradea Mare (↙), Debrecen–Nyíregyháza (←), Mukacheve (↑), Lviv (↗), Iaşi (→), Alba Iulia (↓)

Present Prelates

Bishop (2003.04.30 – ...):Bishop Jenő Schönberger (63)Bishop Jenő Schönberger (63)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Satu Mare (Roman Rite)

Bishop Jenő Schönberger (63)Bishop Jenő Schönberger (63)Permalink
(2003.04.30 – ...)

Bishop of Satu Mare (Romania)

Born:1959.06.18 (Turulung, Romania)
Ordained Priest:1985.06.23
Consecrated Bishop:2003.06.21

Bishop of Satu Mare (Romania) (2003.04.30 – ...)

Bishop Pál ReizerPermalink
(1990.03.14 – 2002.04.18)

Born:1943.01.06 (Romania)
Ordained Priest:1967.04.02
Consecrated Bishop:1990.05.01
Died:2002.04.18 († 59)

Bishop of Satu Mare (Romania) (1990.03.14 – 2002.04.18)

Blessed Bishop János SchefflerPermalink
(1942.03.26 – 1952.03.25)

Born:1887.10.29 (Cămin, Romania)
Ordained Priest:1910.07.06
Consecrated Bishop:1942.05.17
Died:1952.03.25 🩸 (Jilava, Romania † 64)
Beatified:2011.07.03 (Satu Mare, Romania)

Bishop of Satu Mare (Romania) (1942.03.26 – 1952.03.25)

Bishop. Martyr.

Bishop István FiedlerPermalink
(1930.10.16 – 1939.12.15)

Born:1871.10.14 (Romania)
Ordained Priest:1894.09.08
Consecrated Bishop:1930.12.07
Died:1957.10.25 († 86)

Bishop of Oradea Mare (Romania) (1930.10.16 – 1939.12.15)

Bishop of Satu Mare (Romania) (1930.10.16 – 1939.12.15)

Titular Bishop of Mulia (1939.12.15 – 1957.10.25)

Bishop Tibor BoromiszaPermalink
(1906.07.13 – 1928.07.09)

Born:1840.07.18 (Hungary)
Consecrated Bishop:1906.09.30
Died:1928.07.09 († 87)

Bishop of Satu Mare (Romania) (1906.07.13 – 1928.07.09)

Fr. Bélá MayerPermalink
(1905.12.11 – ? not possessed)

Bishop of Satu Mare (Romania) (1905.12.11 – ? not possessed)

Bishop Giulio MeszlényiPermalink
(1887.11.25 – 1905)

Born:1832.01.22
Died:1905 († 73)

Bishop of Satu Mare (Romania) (1887.11.25 – 1905)

Bishop Lőrinc Schlauch (later Cardinal)Permalink
(1873.07.25 – 1887.05.26)

Born:1824.03.27 (Uj-Arad, Hungary)
Ordained Priest:1847.04.03
Consecrated Bishop:1873.09.21
Created Cardinal:1893.06.12
Died:1902.07.10 (Nagyvárad, Hungary † 78)

Bishop of Satu Mare (Romania) (1873.07.25 – 1887.05.26)

Bishop of Oradea Mare (Romania) (1887.05.26 – 1902.07.10)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Girolamo dei Croati (1894.05.21 – 1902.07.10)

Bishop Lasislao Birò de Kezdi-PolanyPermalink
(1867.02.22 – 1872.01.12)

Born:1806.01.06
Died:1872.01.12 († 66)

Bishop of Satu Mare (Romania) (1867.02.22 – 1872.01.12)

Bishop Mihály HaasPermalink
(1858.09.27 – 1866.03.28)

Died:1866.03.28

Bishop of Satu Mare (Romania) (1858.09.27 – 1866.03.28)

Bishop Giovanni HamPermalink
(1828.01.28 – 1857.12.30)

Died:1857.12.30

Bishop of Satu Mare (Romania) (1828.01.28 – 1857.12.30)

Bishop Flórián KovácsPermalink
(1822.04.19 – 1825.12.11)

Died:1825.12.11

Bishop of Satu Mare (Romania) (1822.04.19 – 1825.12.11)

Bishop Peter Klobusiczky, S.J. (later Archbishop)Permalink
(1807.09.18 – 1822.04.19)

Born:1754.06.26
Ordained Priest:1775.09.25
Consecrated Bishop:1808.02.21
Died:1843.07.02 († 89)

Bishop of Satu Mare (Romania) (1807.09.18 – 1822.04.19)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Kalocsa (Hungary) (1822.04.19 – 1843.07.02)

Bishop Istvan Fischer de Nagy (later Archbishop)Permalink
(1804.08.20 – 1807.09.18)

Born:1754.10.21
Ordained Priest:1782.03.31
Consecrated Bishop:1804.11.18
Died:1822.07.04 († 67)

Bishop of Satu Mare (Romania) (1804.08.20 – 1807.09.18)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Eger (Hungary) (1807.09.18 – 1822.07.04)

Former Prelates

Contact Info

Address: str. 1 Decembrie 1918. nr. 2, 440010, Satu Mare, Romania

Phone: 0261-714955

Website: Link

Statistics

Area: 10,724 km²

Population: 57,112 Catholics (7.4% of 775,430 total) (2020)

Statistics: 59 parishes, 78 priests (67 diocesan, 11 religious), 37 lay religious (12 brothers, 25 sisters), 15 seminarians (2020)

History

Last updated on 2022.10.23

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