Hungarian Catholics, like elsewhere, are part of the worldwide

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under the spiritual leadership of the

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. According to a 2019 survey by

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, 62% of Hungarians consider themselves Catholics. The

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in the country is divided into 12

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s, including 4

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s. In addition, there is a Latin territorial abbey and a separate ''

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for those who adhere to the

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known as the

Hungarian Greek Catholic Church The Hungarian Greek Catholic Church or the Byzantine Catholic Church in Hungary is a '' sui iuris'' (autonomous) Eastern Catholic church based in Hungary. As a particular church of the Catholic Church, it is in full communion with the Holy See. ...

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is the social and humanitarian relief arm of the Church. Cardinal

Péter Erdő Péter Erdő (, ; born 25 June 1952) is a Hungarian Cardinal (Catholic Church), cardinal of the Catholic Church who has served as the Archdiocese of Esztergom-Budapest, Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest and primate (bishop), Primate of Hungary si ...

was seen as a leading candidate in the

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. He gained significant support and was the favored choice of conservative Catholic networks in the

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, Erdő participated in the papal conclave 2005 and the

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, which elected

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and

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Latin hierarchy

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with its suffragan dioceses: **

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** Diocese of Székesfehérvár *

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with its suffragan dioceses: ** Diocese of Pécs ** Diocese of Szeged–Csanád * Archdiocese of Eger with its

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s: ** Diocese of Debrecen–Nyíregyháza **

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* Archdiocese of Veszprém with its suffragan dioceses: ** Diocese of Kaposvár **

Diocese of Szombathely The Diocese of Szombathely () is a Latin suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Veszprém in Hungary. Its cathedral episcopal see is Szombathely Cathedral (), dedicated to the Visitation of Our Lady, in the city of ...

Under the immediate jurisdiction of the

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in Rome are: * the territorial abbey of

Pannonhalma Pannonhalma (; ), called Győrszentmárton until 1965, is a town in Győr-Moson-Sopron county in western Hungary. With a little under 4,000 inhabitants, it is about south-southeast of Győr. Pannonhalma is home to the oldest extant religious and ...

Hungarian Greek Catholic hierarchy

* Archeparchy of Hajdúdorog with its suffragan eparchies: ** Eparchy of Miskolc ** Eparchy of Nyiregyhaza

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Homepage of the Catholic Church in Hungary (mostly in Hungarian)Homepage of Fr. Damian Hungs (in German)
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Latin hierarchy

Hungarian Greek Catholic hierarchy

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