The Diocese of Satu Mare (Latin: Dioecesis Satmariensis; Hungarian: Szatmári Római Katolikus Püspökség) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Romania. It was established on 23 March 1804 by Francis I, King of Hungary, an act recognised by Pope Pius VII that 9 August. At the time, the diocese was part of the Kingdom of Hungary and covered a larger territory, including land in present-day Hungary and Slovakia as well as Romania. It was constituted in its present form on 18 October 1982, when the Communist regime split it from the Oradea Mare Diocese.

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Diocese of Satu Mare Dioecesis Satmariensis Dieceza Satu Mare
The Cathedral of the Diocese in Satu Mare
Location
Country	Romania
Ecclesiastical province	Bucharest
Metropolitan	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bucharest
Statistics
Area	10,725 km2 (4,141 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2014) 875,000 64,137 (7.3%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	18 October 1982
Cathedral	Satu Mare Roman Catholic Cathedral
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Jenő Schönberger
Metropolitan Archbishop	Ioan Robu
Map
Administrative map of the Roman Catholic Church in Romania
Website
Website of the Diocese

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The diocese has 48 parishes with 90,000 adherents. It covers the counties of Satu Mare and Maramureş, of which 8.2% are Roman Catholic, with concentrations in Satu Mare County along the Hungarian border. Its adherents are predominantly Hungarians, with a small number of Zipser Germans. It is subordinate to the Bucharest Archdiocese. Its bishop since 2003 has been Jenő Schönberger.