Roman Catholicism in Hungary

Hungarian Catholic Church
Classification	Catholic
Orientation	Catholic
Leader	Péter Erdő Archbishop of Esztergom
Region	Hungary
Headquarters	Esztergom, Hungary
Founder	Stephen I of Hungary
Origin	1000 Esztergom, Hungary
Members	3,871,881 (2011)
Official website	http://uj.katolikus.hu/

Map of the Roman Catholic dioceses of Hungary.

The Hungarian Catholic Church (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

See also

• Stephen I of Hungary
• Holy Crown of Hungary
• Saint Stephen's Basilica
• Esztergom Basilica
• József Mindszenty

External links

• Homepage of the Catholic Church in Hungary (mostly in Hungarian)