Catholic Church in Hungary

Catholic Church in Hungary
Catholic Church in Hungary
	Esztergom Basilica, the mother church of the Hungarian Catholic Church Esztergom Basilica
Classification	Catholic
Orientation	Latin and Eastern Catholic
Pope	Leo XIV
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)

Map of the Catholic dioceses of Hungary.

Religion in Hungary (Eurobarometer September 2019)^[1]

Catholicism (62.0%)
No religion (20.0%)
Protestantism (5.00%)
Other Christians (8.00%)
Judaism (1.00%)
Other (2.00%)
Undeclared (2.00%)

Hungarian Catholics, like elsewhere, are part of the worldwide Catholic Church under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. The Latin Church in the country is divided into 12 dioceses, including 4 archdioceses. In addition, there is a Latin territorial abbey at Pannonhalma and a separate sui juris particular Church for those who adhere to the Byzantine Rite, which is known as the Hungarian Greek Catholic Church.

The contemporary church

According to a 2019 survey by Eurobarometer, 62% of Hungarians consider themselves Catholics.

Caritas Hungary is the social and humanitarian relief arm of the Church.

Cardinal Péter Erdő was seen as a leading candidate in the 2025 papal conclave.^[2]^[3] He gained significant support and was the favored choice of conservative Catholic networks in the United States,^[4] Erdő participated in the papal conclave 2005 and the papal conclave 2013, which elected Benedict XVI and Francis.

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

^ 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.
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v t e List of dioceses of the Catholic Church in Hungary
Hungarian Catholic Bishops' Conference
Province of Eger	Archdiocese of Eger Diocese of Debrecen–Nyíregyháza Diocese of Vác
Province of Esztergom–Budapest	Archdiocese of Esztergom–Budapest Diocese of Győr Diocese of Székesfehérvár
Province of Kalocsa–Kecskemét	Archdiocese of Kalocsa–Kecskemét Diocese of Pécs Diocese of Szeged–Csanád
Province of Veszprém	Archdiocese of Veszprém Diocese of Kaposvár Diocese of Szombathely
Hungarian Greek Catholic Jurisdiction	Archeparchy of Hajdúdorog Eparchy of Miskolc Eparchy of Nyíregyháza
Sui iuris jurisdictions	Military Ordinariate of Hungary Territorial Abbey of Pannonhalma
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