Roman Catholic Diocese of Timișoara
| Diocese of Timișoara Dioecesis Timisoarensis Dieceza de Timișoara | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Romania |
| Ecclesiastical province | Bucharest |
| Metropolitan | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bucharest |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 24,755 km2 (9,558 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2010) 1,491,184 143,748 (9.6%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 5 June 1930 |
| Cathedral | St. George's Cathedral, Timișoara |
| Patron saint | Saint George |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Martin Roos |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Ioan Robu |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Timișoara (Hungarian: Temesvári Római Katolikus Püspökség) is a diocese in Romania established on 5 June 1930 by Pope Pius XI. The Diocese of Cenad, corresponding to approximately the same region, had been created in 1030 by Stephen I of Hungary.
The diocese covers the Romanian Banat—the counties of Timiş, Caraş-Severin, Arad and part of Mehedinţi, of which 11.1% are Roman Catholic, with compact concentrations in the Krashovani areas near Reşiţa and Sânnicolau Mare. A plurality of its adherents are Hungarian, followed by Banat Swabians, Romanians, Banat Bulgarians, Croats, Slovaks and Czechs. It is subordinate to the Bucharest Archdiocese. Since 1999, its bishop is Martin Roos.
See also
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Zrenjanin, in Serbian Banat
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Coordinates: 45°45′30″N 21°13′48″E / 45.7582°N 21.2299°E