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Diocese of Zrenjanin
Dioecesis Zrenianensis
Епархија Зрењанин
Cathedral of Saint John of Nepomuk
Location
Country Serbia
Ecclesiastical provinceBelgrade
MetropolitanArchdiocese of Belgrade
Statistics
Area9,387 km (3,624 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2010)
552,809
64,110 (11.6%)
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established10 February 1923
(As Apostolic Administration of Jugoslavenska Banat)
16 December 1986
(As Diocese of Zrenjanin)
CathedralCathedral of St. John of Nepomuk, Zrenjanin
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Bishop electMirko Štefković
Metropolitan ArchbishopNémet László
Vicar GeneralGyuris László
Map

Map of organization of Catholic Church in Serbia
  Belgrade Archbishopric - Green   Subotica Bishopric - Yellow   Zrenjanin Bishopric - Beige   Syrmia Bishopric - Brown   Apostolic Administration of Prizren - Violet
Website
catholic-zr.org.rs

The Diocese of Zrenjanin (Latin: Dioecesis Zrenjanensis, Serbian: Zrenjaninska biskupija / Зрењанинска бискупија, Hungarian: Nagybecskereki egyházmegye, Croatian: Zrenjaninska biskupija, German: Bistum Zrenjanin) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Serbia. It is subject to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Belgrade. The Diocese is centered in the city of Zrenjanin.

Territory

The Diocese of Zrenjanin encompasses the Serbian part of the Banat region, which is mostly situated in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina (the small part of the area administratively belongs to the City of Belgrade).

The diocese's cathedral is the Cathedral of Saint John of Nepomuk in Zrenjanin, which was built in 1868.

The diocese is multi-ethnic and has members primarily from the sizable Hungarian and Croat communities, as well as Bulgarians, Czechs, Slovaks, and Germans.

History

Until the end of First World War, the territory of the present-day Diocese of Zrenjanin belonged to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Csanád. After the collapse of Austria-Hungary, region of Western Banat was incorporated into newly formed Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (later known as Yugoslavia). In 1923, the Apostolic Administration of Yugoslav Banat was created. First apostolic administrator was Ivan Rafael Rodić. In 1924, he was appointed first Roman Catholic Archbishop of Belgrade, continuing to serve also as apostolic administrator of Yugoslav Banat. Until the end of Second World War, the largest number of Roman Catholics in the territory of Yugoslav Banat was of German ethnicity. In 1986, apostolic administration was reorganized into "Diocese of Zrenjanin" and placed under metropolitan jurisdiction of Roman Catholic Archbishop of Belgrade.

Administrators and bishops

Administrators
Bishops

See also

References

  1. "Rinunce e Nomine, 30.06.2007" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 30 June 2007. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  2. "Rinunce e Nomine, 23.04.2008" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 23 April 2008. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  3. "Resignations and Appointments, 05.11.2022" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 23 April 2008. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  4. "Resignations and Appointments, 18.03.3024" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 18 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.

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