Territory Esztergom-Budapest Metropolitan Esztergom-Budapest Denomination Roman Catholic Country Hungary Emeritus bishop Gáspár Ladocsi | Ecclesiastical province Esztergom-Budapest Parishes 188 Area 1,543 km² Patron saint Pope Stephen I | |
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Population
- Total
- Catholics (as of 2013)
2,088,000
1,254,000 (60.1%) Auxiliary bishops Ferenc Cserháti, János Székely, György Snell | ||
The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Esztergom-Budapest (Latin: Archidioecesis Strigoniensis–Budapestinensis) is part of the Roman Catholic Church in Hungary.
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Duality
Its double name reflects that it has cathedral sees in two Hungarian cities, the old primatial archiepiscopal seat Esztergom and the national capital Budapest, where a co-cathedral basilica is. These two prominent cities fall under the tutelage of one diocese due to Hungary's early history wherein Esztergom was one of the former capitals of the Kingdom of Hungary (much larger than the present republic – roughly the eastern half of the Habsburg empire). Its current Archbishop is Péter Erdő.
History
The diocese was founded in the 10th century and lost much territory to newly founded dioceses since. Its name was changed from Archdiocese of Esztergom on May 31, 1993. It had a uniquely prominent status, see under the title of Prince primate.
The Metropolitan retains the title of Primate, which gives his see precedence over all other Hungarian dioceses, including the fellow Metropolitan Archbishops of Eger, Hajdúdorog (cfr. infra), Kalocsa–Kecskemét and Veszprém, but he may be individually outranked if one of them holds a (higher) cardinalate.
His suffragans are the Latin Bishops of Győr and Székesfehérvár, while the former Roman Catholic Diocese of Hajdúdorog, until then also its suffragan, was elevated in 2015 to Hungarian Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Hajdúdorog (Eastern Catholic archdiocese), now the Metropolitan (with two suffragans in his own province) in chief of the Hungarian Catholic Church, of Byzantine Rite.