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The Diocese of Subotica (Latin: Dioecesis Suboticanus; Hungarian: Szabadkai Egyházmegye; Croatian: Subotička biskupija; Serbian: Суботичка бискупија) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Serbia, covering Serbian part of the Bačka region. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Belgrade. The episcopal see is located at the Cathedral of St. Teresa of Avila in Subotica.

Country Serbia
Area8,042 km2 (3,105 sq mi)
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Diocese of Subotica

Dioecesis Suboticanus

Szabadkai Egyházmegye
Subotička biskupija
Суботичка бискупија
Location
Country Serbia
Ecclesiastical provinceBelgrade
MetropolitanArchdiocese of Belgrade
Statistics
Area8,042 km2 (3,105 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2022)
  • Decrease915,885
  • Decrease192,570 (Decrease21%)
Parishes114
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established1923 (Apostolic Administration of Bačka)
1968 (Diocese of Subotica)
CathedralCathedral of St. Teresa of Avila, Subotica
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopFerenc Fazekas
Metropolitan ArchbishopLadislav Nemet
Bishops emeritusJános Pénzes
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Website
suboticka-biskupija.info
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History

Until the end of World War I, the territory of the present-day Diocese of Subotica belonged to the Diocese of Kalocsa. After the collapse of Austria-Hungary, most of the region of Bačka was incorporated into newly formed Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes (later known as Yugoslavia). In 1923, the Apostolic Administration of Yugoslav Bačka was created. Before the end of World War II, there was a sizable number of Catholic Germans in the region of Bačka. In 1968, apostolic administration was elevated into the rank of diocese as "Diocese of Subotica". In 1986, it was placed under metropolitan jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Belgrade. From the middle 1980s, and especially during the 1990s, number of Catholics in the territory of this diocese decreased due to various reasons, including low birth rates among local Roman Catholics, economic emigration, and ethnic tensions due the Yugoslav Wars.

Ordinaries

Apostolic Administrators

  • Lajčo Budanović (1923–1958)
  • Matija Zvekanović (1958–1968)

Bishops

Education

The diocese runs the only Catholic high school in the country, the Paulinum Gymnasium in Subotica.

Media

Hitélet is the oldest Catholic monthly magazine of the diocese in Hungarian. Hírviviő is the weekly Catholic magazine in Hungarian. Zvonik is a Catholic magazine founded by Croat priests from Diocese of Subotica, published in Croatian.

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