Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
Timișoara | |
Latin: | Dioecesis Timisoarensis |
Local: | Dieceza de Timișoara |
Country: | Romania |
Province: | Bucharest |
Metropolitan: | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bucharest |
Area Km2: | 24,755 |
Population: | 1,345,576 |
Population As Of: | 2014 |
Catholics: | 108,379 |
Catholics Percent: | 8.1 |
Denomination: | Roman Catholic |
Established: | 5 June 1930 |
Cathedral: | St. George's Cathedral, Timișoara |
Patron: | Saint George |
Bishop: | József-Csaba Pál |
Bishop Title: | Bishop |
Metro Archbishop: | Ioan Robu |
Suffragan: | for one --> |
Archdeacon: | for one--> |
Emeritus Bishops: | Martin Roos |
Map: | Romanian Roman-Catholic Church map.svg |
Map Size: | 250px |
The Diocese of Timișoara (Latin: Dioecesis Timisoarensis; Hungarian: Temesvári Római Katolikus Püspökség) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Romania established on 5 June 1930 by Pope Pius XI. The Diocese of Cenad, corresponding to approximately the same region, had been created in 1030 by Stephen I of Hungary. It is based in Timișoara.
The diocese covers the Romanian Banat - the counties of Timiș, Caraș-Severin, Arad and part of Mehedinți, of which 11.1% are Roman Catholic, with compact concentrations in the Krashovani areas near Reșița and Sânnicolau Mare. A plurality of its adherents are Hungarian, followed by Banat Swabians, Romanians, Banat Bulgarians, Croats, Slovaks and Czechs. It is subordinate to the Bucharest Archdiocese. Since 2018, its bishop is József-Csaba Pál.