Catholic Church in Hungary
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Hungarian Catholics, like elsewhere, are part of the worldwide Catholic Church under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.
| Catholic Church in Hungary | |
|---|---|
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| Classification | Catholic |
| Orientation | Latin and Eastern Catholic |
| Pope | Sede vacante |
| Leader | Cardinal Péter Erdő Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest The Primate of Hungary |
| Region | Hungary |
| Headquarters | Esztergom, Hungary |
| Founder | Stephen I of Hungary |
| Origin | 1000 Esztergom, Hungary |
| Separations | Reformed Church in Hungary |
| Members | 5 890 000 (2023) |
Religion in Hungary (Eurobarometer September 2019)[1]
- Catholicism (62%)
- No religion (20%)
- Protestantism (5%)
- Other christians (8%)
- Judaism (1%)
- Other (2%)
- Undeclared (2%)
According to a 2019 survey by Eurobarometer, 62% of Hungarians consider themselves Catholics. The Latin Church in the country is divided into 12 dioceses, including 4 archdioceses. In addition, there is a Latin territorial abbey and a separate sui juris particular Church for those who adhere to the Byzantine Rite known as the Hungarian Greek Catholic Church.
Caritas Hungary is the social and humanitarian relief arm of the Church.
Latin hierarchy
- Archdiocese of Esztergom-Budapest with its suffragan dioceses:
- Archdiocese of Kalocsa-Kecskemét with its suffragan dioceses:
- Archdiocese of Eger with its suffragan dioceses:
- Archdiocese of Veszprém with its suffragan dioceses:
Under the immediate jurisdiction of the Holy See in Rome are:
- the territorial abbey of Pannonhalma
Hungarian Greek Catholic hierarchy
- Archeparchy of Hajdúdorog with its suffragan eparchies:
- Eparchy of Miskolc
- Eparchy of Nyiregyhaza
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