Diocese of Satu Mare, Romania

Continent: East Europe

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Satu Mare (română) / Szatmárnémeti (Magyar) / Szatmár (slovenčina) / 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

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History

1804.08.09: Established as Diocese of Satu Mare (română) / Szatmárnémeti (Magyar) / Szatmár (slovenčina) / Satmarien(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Eger and became suffragan of Eger)
1930.06.06: Became suffragan of Bucureşti
1937.09.02: Lost territory to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Eger and Diocese of Košice
1939.07.19: Lost territory to establish Apostolic Administration of Szatmár na Slovensku
1978: Gained territory from the suppressed Apostolic Administration of Szatmár na Slovensku
1993.08.14: Lost territory to establish Apostolic Administration of Zakarpattia

Contact Info

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

Phone: 0261-714955

Present Prelates

Bishop (2003.04.30 – ...):

Bishop Jenő Schönberger (65)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Satu Mare (Roman Rite)

Bishop Jenő Schönberger (65)
(2003.04.30 – ...)

Bishop of Satu Mare (Romania)

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

Priest of Satu Mare (Romania) (1985.06.23 – 2003.04.30)

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

Bishop Pál Reizer
(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 Scheffler
(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 Fiedler
(1930.10.16 – 1939.12.15)

Born:	1871.10.14 (Romania)
Ordained Priest:	1894.09.08
Consecrated Bishop:	1930.12.08
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 Boromisza
(1906.07.13 – 1928.07.09)

Born:	1840.07.18 (Hungary)
Ordained Priest:	1863.07.18
Consecrated Bishop:	1906.09.30
Died:	1928.07.09 († 87)

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

Fr. Bélá Mayer
(1905.12.11 – ? not possessed)

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

Bishop Giulio Meszlényi
(1887.11.25 – 1905.03.14)

Born:	1832.01.22
Ordained Priest:	1854.07.27
Consecrated Bishop:	1888.04.29
Died:	1905.03.14 († 73)

Bishop of Satu Mare (Romania) (1887.11.25 – 1905.03.14)

Bishop Lőrinc Schlauch (later Cardinal)
(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-Polany
(1867.02.22 – 1872.01.12)

Born:	1806.01.06
Ordained Priest:	1829.12.01
Consecrated Bishop:	1867.04.07
Died:	1872.01.12 († 66)

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

Bishop Mihály Haas
(1858.09.27 – 1866.03.27)

Born:	1810.04.08
Ordained Priest:	1834.08.06
Consecrated Bishop:	1859.02.13
Died:	1866.03.27 († 55)

Bishop of Satu Mare (Romania) (1858.09.27 – 1866.03.27)

Bishop Giovanni Ham
(1828.01.28 – 1857.12.30)

Born:	1781.01.06
Ordained Priest:	1804.03.17
Consecrated Bishop:	1828.03.16
Died:	1857.12.30 († 76)

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

Bishop Flórián Kovács
(1822.04.19 – 1825.12.11)

Ordained Priest:	1778.04.18
Consecrated Bishop:	1822.07.21
Died:	1825.12.11

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

Bishop Peter Klobusiczky, S.J. (later Archbishop)
(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)
(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

Auxiliary Bishop: Blessed Bishop Szilárd István Bogdánffy (1949 – 1953.10.03)

Special Churches

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

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 10,724 km²

Population: 55,209 Catholics (7.0% of 783,143 total)

Pastoral Centres: 59 parishes

Personnel: 77 priests (68 diocesan, 9 religious), 34 religious (10 brothers, 24 sisters), 12 seminarians