Diocese of Subotica

Diocese of Subotica Dioecesis Suboticanus Суботичка бискупија
Cathedral of St Teresa of Avila in Subotica
Location
Country	Serbia
Ecclesiastical province	Belgrade
Metropolitan	Archdiocese of Belgrade
Statistics
Area	8,042 km2 (3,105 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2010) 1,012,821 289,591 (28.6%)
Parishes	114
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	10 February 1923 (As Apostolic Administration of Jugoslavenska Backa) 25 January 1968 (As Diocese of Subotica)
Cathedral	Cathedral of St. Teresa of Avila in Subotica
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	János Pénzes
Metropolitan Archbishop	Stanislav Hočevar
Map
Map of organization of Catholic Church in Serbia   Subotica Bishopric - Yellow
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Subotica (Latin: Dioecesis Suboticana, Serbian: Суботичка бискупија / Subotička biskupija, Hungarian: Szabadkai Egyházmegye, Croatian: Subotička biskupija, Bunjevac: Subotička biskupija) is a 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 Subotica. János Pénzes currently serves as bishop.

The Diocese of Subotica encompasses the Serbian part of the Bačka region, which is situated in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina.

The diocese's cathedral is the Cathedral of Saint Teresa of Avila in Subotica, dating back to 1779.

The diocese is multi-ethnic and has members primarily from the sizable Hungarian, Croat and Bunjevci communities, among others.

Until the end of First World War, the territory of the present-day Diocese of Subotica belonged to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kalocsa. After the collapse of Austria-Hungary, region of Southern Bačka was incorporated into newly formed Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (later known as Yugoslavia). In 1923, an Apostolic Administration of Yugoslav Bačka was created. Before the end of Second World War, there was a sizable number of Roman Catholic Germans in the region of Bačka. In 1968, apostolic administration was reorganized into "Diocese of Subotica". In 1986, it was and placed under metropolitan jurisdiction of Roman Catholic Archbishop of Belgrade.