Diocese of Szombathely, Hungary

Continent: East Europe

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Szombathely / Sabarien(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Veszprém

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

Patron Saint: Tours-i Szent Márton (November 11)

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: June 14

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History

1777.06.17: Established as Diocese of Szombathely / Sabarien(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Veszprém and Diocese of Zagreb and became suffragan of Esztergom)
1922.05.18: Lost territory to establish Apostolic Administration of Burgenland
1993.05.31: Became suffragan of Veszprém

Present Prelates

Bishop (2017.06.18 – ...):	Bishop János Székely (60)
Auxiliary Bishop (2022.03.11 – ...):	Bishop Benedek Szabolcs Fekete (47) Titular Bishop of Baza

Ordinaries

Bishops of Szombathely (Roman Rite)

Bishop János Székely (60)
(2017.06.18 – ...)

Bishop of Szombathely (Hungary)

Mindenki Őérte él

Born:	1964.06.07 (Budapest, Hungary)
Ordained Priest:	1991.03.02
Consecrated Bishop:	2008.01.05

Priest of Esztergom–Budapest (Hungary) (1991.03.02 – 2007.11.14)

Titular Bishop of Febiana (2007.11.14 – 2017.06.18)

Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom–Budapest (Hungary) (2007.11.14 – 2017.06.18)

Bishop of Szombathely (Hungary) (2017.06.18 – ...)

Bishop András Veres (65)
(2006.06.20 – 2016.05.17)

Bishop of Győr (Hungary)
President of Hungarian Episcopal Conference

Adduxit eum ad Jesum

Born:	1959.11.30 (Nyírbátor, Hungary)
Ordained Priest:	1986.08.02
Consecrated Bishop:	2000.01.06

Priest of Eger (Hungary) (1986.08.02 – 1999.11.05)

Titular Bishop of Cissa (1999.11.05 – 2006.06.20)

Auxiliary Bishop of Eger (Hungary) (1999.11.05 – 2006.06.20)

Bishop of Szombathely (Hungary) (2006.06.20 – 2016.05.17)

Apostolic Administrator of Pécs (Hungary) (2011.01.19 – 2011.04.09)

President of Hungarian Episcopal Conference (2015.09.02 – ...)

Bishop of Győr (Hungary) (2016.05.17 – ...)

Bishop István Konkoly
(1987.06.05 – 2006.06.20)

Adveniat regnum tuum

Born:	1930.03.05 (Hungary)
Ordained Priest:	1954.06.20
Consecrated Bishop:	1987.07.11
Died:	2017.11.20 († 87)

Bishop of Szombathely (Hungary) (1987.06.05 – 2006.06.20)

Bishop Árpád Fábián, O. Praem.
(1975.01.07 – 1986.05.14)

Born:	1926.10.28 (Hungary)
Ordained Priest:	1951.06.17
Consecrated Bishop:	1972.03.16
Died:	1986.05.14 († 59)

Titular Bishop of Clypia (1972.02.08 – 1975.01.07)

Apostolic Administrator of Szombathely (Hungary) (1972.02.08 – 1975.01.07)

Bishop of Szombathely (Hungary) (1975.01.07 – 1986.05.14)

Bishop Árpád Fábián, O. Praem.
(Apostolic Administrator 1972.02.08 – 1975.01.07)

Bishop Sándor Kovács
(1944.03.03 – 1972)

Born:	1893.06.11 (Hungary)
Ordained Priest:	1915.10.14
Consecrated Bishop:	1944.03.25
Died:	1972.12.24 († 79)

Bishop of Szombathely (Hungary) (1944.03.03 – 1972)

Bishop József Grósz (later Archbishop)
(1939.07.19 – 1943.05.07)

Born:	1887.12.09
Ordained Priest:	1911.07.14
Consecrated Bishop:	1929.02.24
Died:	1961.10.03 († 73)

Titular Bishop of Orthosias in Phœnicia (1928.12.17 – 1939.07.19)

Auxiliary Bishop of Győr (Hungary) (1928.12.17 – 1939.07.19)

Bishop of Szombathely (Hungary) (1939.07.19 – 1943.05.07)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Kalocsa (Hungary) (1943.05.07 – 1961.10.03)

Bishop János Mikes (later Archbishop)
(1911.12.11 – 1936.11.21)

Born:	1876.06.27 (Romania)
Ordained Priest:	1899.06.29
Consecrated Bishop:	1912.01.01
Died:	1945.03.28 († 68)

Bishop of Szombathely (Hungary) (1911.12.11 – 1936.11.21)

Titular Bishop of Acmonia (1936.01.10 – 1936.11.21)

Titular Bishop of Helenopolis in Palæstina (1936.11.21 – 1939.08.05)

Titular Archbishop of Selymbria (1939.08.05 – 1945.03.28)

Bishop István Vilmos
(1901.12.16 – 1910.12.24)

Born:	1849.06.22
Ordained Priest:	1874.08.12
Consecrated Bishop:	1899.01.15
Died:	1910.12.24 († 61)

Titular Bishop of Domitiopolis (1898.11.28 – 1901.12.16)

Auxiliary Bishop of Szombathely (Hungary) (1898.11.28 – 1901.12.16)

Bishop of Szombathely (Hungary) (1901.12.16 – 1910.12.24)

Bishop Kornél Hidasy
(1883.03.15 – 1900.10.11)

Born:	1828.06.14
Ordained Priest:	1851.07.27
Consecrated Bishop:	1883.05.03
Died:	1900.10.11 († 72)

Bishop of Szombathely (Hungary) (1883.03.15 – 1900.10.11)

Bishop Enrico Szabó
(1869.11.22 – 1881.02.28)

Born:	1814.10.10
Ordained Priest:	1837.04.27
Consecrated Bishop:	1869.11.21
Died:	1881.02.28 († 66)

Bishop of Szombathely (Hungary) (1869.11.22 – 1881.02.28)

Bishop Ferenc Szenczy
(1853.03.10 – 1869.02.19)

Ordained Priest:	1823.10.14
Consecrated Bishop:	1853.06.29
Died:	1869.02.19

Bishop of Szombathely (Hungary) (1853.03.10 – 1869.02.19)

Bishop Gábor Balassa
(1844.06.17 – 1851.08.11)

Ordained Priest:	1806.04.30
Consecrated Bishop:	1844.10.06
Died:	1851.08.11

Bishop of Szombathely (Hungary) (1844.06.17 – 1851.08.11)

Bishop András Bolle
(1825.03.21 – 1843.06.04)

Ordained Priest:	1786.11.01
Consecrated Bishop:	1825.06.25
Died:	1843.06.04

Bishop of Szombathely (Hungary) (1825.03.21 – 1843.06.04)

Bishop Leopold Perlaki Somogy
(1806.08.26 – 1822.02.20)

Born:	1748.11.10 (Hungary)
Ordained Priest:	1771.11.30
Consecrated Bishop:	1806.11.01
Died:	1822.02.20 († 73)

Bishop of Szombathely (Hungary) (1806.08.26 – 1822.02.20)

Cardinal Franziskus von Paula Herzan von Harras
(1800.05.12 – 1804.06.01)

Born:	1735.04.05 (Praha, Czechia)
Ordained Priest:	1758.02.18
Created Cardinal:	1779.07.12
Consecrated Bishop:	1800.05.18
Died:	1804.06.01 († 69)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Girolamo dei Croati (1780.12.11 – 1782.09.13)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Nereo ed Achilleo (1782.09.13 – 1788.04.07)

Camerlengo of Sacred College of Cardinals (1788.03.10 – 1789)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Croce in Gerusalemme (1788.04.07 – 1804.06.01)

Bishop of Szombathely (Hungary) (1800.05.12 – 1804.06.01)

Bishop János Szily di Felsőszopor
(1777.02.17 – 1799.01.02)

Born:	1735.08.20
Ordained Priest:	1758.09.03
Consecrated Bishop:	1775.05.28
Died:	1799.01.02 († 63)

Bishop of Knin (Croatia) (1775.04.24 – 1777.02.17)

Bishop of Szombathely (Hungary) (1777.02.17 – 1799.01.02)

Former Prelates

Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop György Póka (1982.04.05 – 1987.03.03)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop József Winkler (1959.09.15 – 1981.01.30)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop István Vilmos (1898.11.28 – 1901.12.16)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Sarlósboldogasszony székesegyházi, Szombathely, Szombathely, Vas
Jubilee Churches in the Holy Year 2025

Maribor (↙), Eisenstadt (↑), Győr (↗), Veszprém (→), Kaposvár (↘), Varaždin (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 4,660 km²

Population: 259,666 Catholics (70.8% of 366,550 total)

Pastoral Centres: 71 parishes

Personnel: 114 priests (90 diocesan, 24 religious), 75 religious (24 brothers, 51 sisters), 15 seminarians