Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Eger

Updated on Dec 11, 2024

Edit

Comment

Ecclesiastical province Eger Pope Francis Area 11,500 km² Auxiliary bishop Ferenc Palánki		Rite Latin Rite Auxiliary Bishops Ferenc Palanki Country Hungary Metropolitan archbishop Csaba Ternyák

Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2013)1,260,000685,000 (54.4%) Cathedral Cathedral Basilica of St John the Evangelist, St Michael and the Immaculate Conception in Eger

The Archdiocese of Eger (Latin: Archidioecesis Agriensis) is an archdiocese in Northern Hungary, its centre is the city of Eger.

My city eger eger is the seat of the roman catholic archdiocese of eger an ecclesiastical province

1000: Established as Diocese of Eger

August 9, 1804: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Eger

Archbishops of Eger (Roman rite)

Archbishop Csaba Ternyák (since 15 March 2007)

Archbishop István Seregély (5 June 1987 — 15 March 2007)

Archbishop László Kádár, O. Cist. (2 March 1978 — 20 December 1986)

Archbishop József Bánk (2 February 1974 — 2 March 1978)

Archbishop Pál Brezanóczy (10 January 1969 — 11 February 1972)

Archbishop Pál Brezanóczy (Apostolic Administrator 1959 — 15 September 1964)

Archbishop Gyula Czapik (7 May 1943 — 25 April 1956)

Archbishop Lajos Szmrecsányi (20 October 1912 — 28 January 1943)

Cardinal József Samassa (25 July 1873 — 20 August 1912)

Archbishop Béla Bartakovics (30 September 1850 — ?)

Patriarch Ladislaus Pyrker, O.Cist (9 April 1827 — 2 December 1847)

Archbishop István Fisher (18 September 1807 — 4 July 1822)

Archbishop Ferenc Fuchs (9 August 1804 — ?)

Bishops of Eger (Roman rite)

Bishop Tomáš Pálffy (1660 — 1678)

Bishop Benedict Kisdy (1648 — 22 June 1660)

Archbishop István Szuhay (1600 — 1607)

Cardinal Antal Verancsics (17 July 1560 — 25 September 1570)

Bishop Ferenc Ujlaky (3 August 1554 — 1 February 1555)

Archbishop Pál Várdai (1523 — 1526)

Pope Clement VII (Giulio de’Medici) (12 September 1520 — 18 June 1523)

Cardinal Ippolito I d’Este (Apostolic Administrator 20 December 1497 — 3 September 1520)

Cardinal Tamás Bakócz (9 June 1497 — 20 December 1497)

Cardinal Ascanio Sforza (31 August 1492 — 9 June 1497)

Archbishop Johann Beckenschlager (13 June 1467 — 15 March 1474)

Debrecen–Nyíregyháza

Vác

(Text) CC BY-SA