Diocese of Kaposvár
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Diocese of Kaposvár Dioecesis Kaposvarensis Kaposvári egyházmegye |
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St Mary's Cathedral, Kaposvár
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| Location | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| Ecclesiastical province | Veszprém |
| Metropolitan | Veszprém |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 6,790 km2 (2,620 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2013) 398,851 293,153 (73.5%) |
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| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Kaposvár |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Béla Balás |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Gyula Márfi |
| Map | |
 Map of the Diocese |
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| Website | |
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The Diocese of Kaposvár (Latin: Dioecesis Kaposvarensis) is a Latin Rite suffragan diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Veszprém in southwestern Hungary.
Its cathedral episcopal see is Nagyboldogasszony székesegyház, dedciated to the Blessed Virgin Mary, in the city of Kaposvár, capital of Somogy County.
As per 2014, it pastorally served 290,425 Catholics (73.5% of 395,207 total) on 6,764 km² in 102 parishes with 95 priests (diocesan), 4 deacons, 6 lay religious (sisters) and 8 seminarians.
(all Roman rite natives)
Coordinates: 46°21′24″N 17°47′20″E / 46.3568°N 17.7888°E
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