Catholic Church in Hungary

Catholic Church in Hungary
Catholic Church in Hungary
	Esztergom Basilica
Classification	Catholic
Orientation	Latin and Eastern Catholic
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)

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

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

Catholicism (62%)

No religion (20%)

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.

Latin hierarchy

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

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

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