Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Esztergom–Budapest
Latin Catholic archdiocese in Hungary / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Archdiocese of Esztergom–Budapest (Latin: Archidioecesis Strigoniensis–Budapestinensis) is a Latin Church archdiocese and primatial seat of the Catholic Church in Hungary and the metropolitan see of one of Hungary's four Latin Church ecclesiastical provinces.
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Archdiocese of Esztergom-Budapest Archidioecesis Strigoniensis-Budapestinensis Esztergom–Budapesti Főegyházmegye | |
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Location | |
Country | Hungary |
Territory | Esztergom-Budapest |
Ecclesiastical province | Esztergom-Budapest |
Statistics | |
Area | 1,543 km2 (596 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2016) 2,078,000 1,249,000 (60.1%) |
Parishes | 188 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 10th century (Archdiocese of Esztergom) 31 May 1993 (As Archdiocese of Esztergom–Budapest) |
Cathedral | Primatial Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of Mary and St Adalbert (Esztergom Basilica) |
Co-cathedral | St. Stephen's Basilica |
Patron saint | Saint Stephen I |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Cardinal Péter Erdő |
Suffragans | Diocese of Győr, Diocese of Székesfehérvár |
Auxiliary Bishops | Martos Levente Balázs Gábor Mohos, Kornél Fábry |
Bishops emeritus | Gáspár Ladocsi |
Map | |
Map of the Archdiocese | |
Website | |
esztergomi-ersekseg.hu |
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The archdiocese's archbishop retains the title of "Primate", which gives this see precedence over all other Latin Hungarian dioceses, including the fellow Metropolitan Archbishops of Eger, Kalocsa–Kecskemét and Veszprém, but the incumbent may be individually (and temporarily) outranked if one of them holds a (higher) cardinalate. Its current Archbishop is Péter Erdő.