Roman Catholic Diocese of Debrecen–Nyíregyháza

Diocese of Debrecen–Nyíregyháza Dioecesis Debrecenensis–Nyiregyhazanus Debrecen-Nyíregyházi egyházmegye
Co-Cathedral of Nyíregyháza
Location
Country	Hungary
Ecclesiastical province	Eger
Metropolitan	Eger
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
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
Website

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Debrecen–Nyíregyháza (Latin: Dioecesis Debrecenensis–Nyiregyhazanus) is a diocese located in the cities of Debrecen and Nyíregyháza in the Ecclesiastical province of Eger in Hungary.

History

May 31, 1993: Established as Diocese of Debrecen – Nyíregyháza from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Eger and Diocese of Szeged–Csanád

Bishops of Debrecen–Nyíregyháza (Roman rite)
- Bishop Nándor Bosák (31 May 1993 - 21 September 2015)
- Bishop Ferenc Palánki (21 September 2015 - present)

Roman Catholic dioceses in Hungary

Province of Eger	Archdiocese of Eger Diocese of Debrecen–Nyíregyháza Diocese of Vác

Province of Esztergom–Budapest	Archdiocese of Esztergom–Budapest Diocese of Győr Diocese of Székesfehérvár

Province of Kalocsa–Kecskemét	Archdiocese of Kalocsa–Kecskemét Diocese of Pécs Diocese of Szeged–Csanád

Province of Veszprém	Archdiocese of Veszprém Diocese of Kaposvár Diocese of Szombathely

Hungarian Greek Catholic Jurisdiction	Archeparchy of Hajdúdorog Eparchy of Miskolc Eparchy of Nyiregyhaza

Sui iuris Jurisdictions	Military Ordinariate of Hungary Territorial Abbey of Pannonhalma

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