Catholic Church in Hungary

Catholic Church in Hungary
Esztergom Basilica, the mother church of the Hungarian Catholic Church
ClassificationCatholic
OrientationLatin and Eastern Catholic
LeaderCardinal Péter Erdő
Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest
The Primate of Hungary
RegionHungary
HeadquartersEsztergom, Hungary
FounderStephen I of Hungary
Origin1000
Esztergom, Hungary
SeparationsReformed Church in Hungary
Members5 890 000 (2023)
Map of the Catholic dioceses of Hungary.

Religion in Hungary (Eurobarometer September 2019)[1]

  Catholicism (62%)
  No religion (20%)
  Protestantism (5%)
  Other christians (8%)
  Judaism (1%)
  Other (2%)
  Undeclared (2%)

Hungarian Catholics, like elsewhere, are part of the worldwide Catholic Church under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.

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.

Latin hierarchy

[edit]

Under the immediate jurisdiction of the Holy See in Rome are:

Hungarian Greek Catholic hierarchy

[edit]

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Special Eurobarometer 493, European Union: European Commission, September 2019, pages 229-230 Retrieved 17 January 2020. The question asked was "Do you consider yourself to be...?" With a card showing: Catholic, Orthodox Christian, Protestant, Other Christian, Jewish, Muslim - Shia, Muslim - Sunni, Other Muslim, Sikh, Buddhist, Hindu, Atheist, Non believer/Agnostic and Other. Also space was given for Refusal (SPONTANEOUS) and Don't Know. Jewish, Sikh, Buddhist and Hindu did not reach the 1% threshold.

Sources

[edit]
  •  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainHerbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Hungary". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
[edit]

47°30′39″N 19°04′47″E / 47.5107°N 19.0797°E / 47.5107; 19.0797