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Catholic Church in Hungary

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Classification
  
Catholic

Region
  
Hungary

Founder
  
Stephen I of Hungary

Orientation
  
Catholic

Headquarters
  
Esztergom, Hungary

Catholic Church in Hungary

Leader
  
Péter Erdő Archbishop of Esztergom

The Catholic Church in Hungary (Hungarian: Magyar Katolikus Egyház) is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.

There are around 3.842 million Catholics in Hungary — or 39% of the population (2011 census). The country is divided into 12 dioceses including 4 archdioceses. In addition, there is a territorial abbey and a separate sui juris particular Church for those who adhere to the Byzantine Rite known as the Hungarian Greek Catholic Church.

The Church has been in decline in recent decades in Hungary; although the decline has not been as dramatic as in the Czech Republic, it is nowadays only a plurality in the country.

  • Archdiocese of Eger with its suffragan dioceses:
  • Diocese of Debrecen–Nyíregyháza
  • Diocese of Vác
  • Archdiocese of Esztergom-Budapest with its suffragan dioceses:
  • Diocese of Győr
  • Diocese of Székesfehérvár
  • Archdiocese of Kalocsa-Kecskemét with its suffragan dioceses:
  • Diocese of Pécs
  • Diocese of Szeged–Csanád
  • Archdiocese of Veszprém with its suffragan dioceses:
  • Diocese of Kaposvár
  • Diocese of Szombathely

    • Under Hungarian Greek Catholic Jurisdiction are:

  • Archeparchy of Hajdúdorog with its suffragan eparchies:
  • Eparchy of Miskolc
  • Eparchy of Nyiregyhaza

    • Under the immediate jurisdiction of the Holy See in Rome are:

  • the territorial abbey of Pannonhalma

    • References

    Catholic Church in Hungary Wikipedia
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