The
diocese was established in 1999 for the
Romanian minority of Hungary, forming part of the
Metropolis of Banat.
Gyula ( or ), a
Hungarian town near the
Hungary–Romania border, was chosen as the administrative center. The first
bishop,
Sofronie Drincec, served from 21 February 1999 to 25 February 2007, later serving in the
Diocese of Oradea in
Romania. The second and current bishop is
Siluan Mănuilă, in charge since 8 July 2007. The diocese was withdrawn from the Metropolis of Banat in 2009 to be directly subordinate to the
Patriarch of All Romania. ==See also==