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 | |
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 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 |
| 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 | |
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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)
Sources
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
| Province of Eger | |
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| Province of Esztergom–Budapest | |
| Province of Kalocsa–Kecskemét | |
| Province of Veszprém | |
| Hungarian Greek Catholic Jurisdiction | |
| Sui iuris Jurisdictions | |
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