Catholic Church in Hungary

Catholic Church in Hungary
Esztergom Basilica, the mother church of the Hungarian Catholic Church
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 3,871,881 (2011)
Map of the Catholic dioceses of Hungary.

Religion in Hungary (Eurobarometer September 2019)

  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

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

Hungarian Greek Catholic hierarchy

See also