Roman Catholic Diocese of Zrenjanin

Roman Catholic diocese in Serbia

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Diocese of Zrenjanin

Dioecesis Zrenianensis

Епархија Зрењанин

Cathedral of Saint John of Nepomuk

Location
Country|  Serbia
Ecclesiastical province| Belgrade
Metropolitan| Archdiocese of Belgrade
Statistics
Area| 9,387 km2 (3,624 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics| (as of 2010)
552,809
64,110 (11.6%)
Information
Denomination| Catholic
Sui iuris church| Latin Church
Rite| Roman Rite
Established| 10 February 1923
(As Apostolic Administration of Jugoslavenska Banat)
16 December 1986
(As Diocese of Zrenjanin)
Cathedral| Cathedral of St. John of Nepomuk, Zrenjanin
Current leadership
Pope| Francis
Bishop elect| Mirko Štefković
Metropolitan Archbishop| Német László
Vicar General| Gyuris 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

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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

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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

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Administrators

* Ivan Rafael Rodić (19 February 1923 – 28 November 1936)
* Josip Ujčić (28 November 1936 – 24 March 1964)
* Gabrijel Bukatko (24 March 1964 – 22 December 1971)
* Tamás Jung (22 December 1971 – 16 December 1986)

Bishops

* Tamás Jung (16 December 1986 – 7 January 1988)
* László Huzsvár (7 January 1988 – 30 June 2007)[1]
* Ladislav Nemet (23 April 2008[2] – 5 November 2022)[3]
* Mirko Štefković (18 March 2024[4] – )

## See also

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* Roman Catholic Church in Serbia

## References

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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.

## External links

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* Diocese of Zrenjanin

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