Roman Catholic Diocese of Kaposvár

Diocese of Kaposvár

Dioecesis Kaposvarensis

Kaposvári egyházmegye
Location
Country Hungary
Ecclesiastical provinceVeszprém
HeadquartersKaposvár
Coordinates46°21′28″N 17°47′17″E / 46.35771250°N 17.78794040°E / 46.35771250; 17.78794040
Statistics
Area6,790 km2 (2,620 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2019)
  • 397,800
  • 292,000 (73.0%)
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedMay 31, 1993 (1993-05-31)
CathedralOur Lady of the Assumption Cathedral, Kaposvár
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopLászló Varga
Metropolitan ArchbishopUdvardy György
Map

Map of the Diocese
Website
kaposvar.egyhazmegye.hu

The Diocese of Kaposvár (Latin: Dioecesis Kaposvarensis) is a Latin suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Veszprém, in southwestern Hungary.

Its cathedral episcopal, Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral, is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary (Hungarian: Nagyboldogasszony-székesegyház), in the city of Kaposvár, capital of Somogy County.