V�c (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy] (original) (raw)

Bishop(s) Zsolt Marton, Bishop Lajos Varga, Auxiliary Bishop Mikl�s Beer, Bishop Emeritus General Information Type of Jurisdiction: DioceseErected: 11th Century Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Eger Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops Rite: Latin (or Roman)Country: HungarySquare Kilometers: 8,805 (3,400 Square Miles)Official Web Site: http://www.vaciegyhazmegye.hu/ Mailing Address: Egyhazmegyei Hatosag, Migazzi Kristof ter 1, H-2600 Vac; Pf. 167, H-2601 Vac, MagyarorszagTelephone: (27)814.115

Past and Present Ordinaries

Historical Summary

Date Event From To
11th Century Erected Diocese of V�c (erected)
29 May 1926 Territory Lost Diocese of V�c (Fels�pusztaszer estate) Diocese of Csan�d
7 February 1930 Territory Added Archdiocese of Eger (Pernye-puszta estate) Diocese of V�c
31 May 1993 Territory Added Archdiocese of Esztergom (N�gr�d and Pest located to the north of the Danube)Archdiocese of Eger (N�gr�d) Diocese of V�c
31 May 1993 Territory Lost Diocese of Sz�kesfeh�rv�r (Albareale) (Budapest except Csepel; Island of Szentendre along with Dunabogd�ny, Pilisszentl�szl�, Tahit�tfalu, Le�nyfalu, Pom�z, Budakal�sz, Budakal�sz-Szentistv�ntelep, Csob�nka, �r�m, Pilisborosjen�, Nagykov�csi, Pilisszentkereszt)Diocese of V�c (Budapest, part of B�cs-Kiskun and Csongr�d) Archdiocese of Esztergom
31 May 1993 Territory Lost Diocese of P�cs (D�vod, P�sp�kpuszta, Dunafalva, Homorud, S�rh�t, S�rosd, Szabads�gpuszta, and Riha-Elesd)Diocese of V�c (Kecskem�t) Archdiocese of Kalocsa
31 May 1993 Territory Lost Diocese of V�c (J�noshida) Archdiocese of Eger
31 May 1993 Territory Lost Diocese of Agrigento (Girgenti) (Part of J�sz-Nagykun-Szolnok: Kunszentm�rton I, Kunszentm�rton II, Mestersz�ll�s, Kuncsorba, and Turkeve)Archdiocese of Eger (Kunszentm�rton I, Kunszentm�rton II, Mestersz�ll�s, Kuncsorba, Turkeve, Bucsa and D�vav�nya)Diocese of V�c (Part of Csongr�d along with Mez�t�r, Mezoh�k, and Kungyalu) Diocese of Szeged-Csan�d

Statistics

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source
1948 1,187,345 1,671,987 71.0% 452 128 580 2,047 220 777 246 ap1951
1969 1,300,000 2,000,000 65.0% 429 429 3,030 276 ap1971
1980 1,300,000 2,032,000 64.0% 412 29 441 2,947 29 276 ap1981
1990 1,200,000 2,020,000 59.4% 359 28 387 3,100 2 28 252 ap1991
1999 708,000 1,070,000 66.2% 190 38 228 3,105 6 55 230 225 ap2000
2000 708,000 1,070,000 66.2% 189 34 223 3,174 6 47 227 225 ap2001
2001 705,000 1,067,000 66.1% 190 38 228 3,092 5 48 195 225 ap2002
2002 705,000 1,067,000 66.1% 186 38 224 3,147 6 45 188 225 ap2003
2003 705,000 1,067,000 66.1% 191 38 229 3,078 6 45 183 225 ap2004
2004 640,000 1,116,000 57.3% 185 36 221 2,895 6 43 168 225 ap2005
2010 640,000 1,116,000 57.3% 199 23 222 2,882 14 35 57 221 ap2011
2014 640,000 1,116,000 57.3% 178 43 221 2,895 32 53 41 220 ap2015
2017 638,500 1,113,300 57.4% 174 40 214 2,983 37 48 41 222 ap2018
2020 688,100 1,199,876 57.3% 171 39 210 3,276 47 43 23 219 ap2021
2022 686,000 1,197,045 57.3% 147 28 175 3,920 42 32 32 220 ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

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