Catholic Church in Hungary (original) (raw)

Also known as: Ungarn (Deutsch), Hungría (español), la Hongrie (français), Ungheria (Italiano), Węgry (polski), Hungria (Português), Magyarország (Magyar), 匈牙利 (正體中文), ハンガリー (日本語), Hungaria (latine), Pannonia (latine)

By Type (17)

By Rite

Roman Rite (14): Debrecen–Nyíregyháza, Eger, Esztergom–Budapest, Győr, Kalocsa–Kecskemét, Kaposvár, Magyarországi katonai ordinariátus, Pannonhalma, Pécs, Szeged–Csanád, Székesfehérvár, Szombathely, Vác, Veszprém

Hungarian Church (3): Hajdúdorog, Miskolc, Nyíregyháza

by Type | by Name | by Ecclesiastical Province
Changes in Dioceses | Vacant Dioceses | Former Dioceses

Celebrations

Documents and Celebrations

Papal Visits

• 2023.04.28 – 2023.04.30: Apostolic Journey to Hungary
• 2021.09.12: Apostolic Journey to Budapest
• 1996.09.06 – 1996.09.07: Apostolic Journey to Hungary
• 1991.08.16 – 1991.08.20: Apostolic Journey to Hungary

Geography

Cultural Summary

Religions: Roman Catholic 37.2%, Calvinist 11.6%, Lutheran 2.2%, Greek Catholic 1.8%, other 1.9%, none 18.2%, unspecified 27.2%

Languages: Hungarian (official) 99.6%, English 16%, German 11.2%, Russian 1.6%, Romanian 1.3%, French 1.2%, other 4.2%

Ethnic Groups: Hungarian 85.6%, Romani 3.2%, German 1.9%, other 2.6%, unspecified 14.1%

Motto: Regnum Mariæ Patrona Hungariæ (Latin) (Kingdom of Mary, Patron of Hungary)

Statistics (2021.12.31)

Area: 93,032 km²

Catholic Population: 5,956,000 Catholics (61.2% of 9,731,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 2,048 parishes, 168 other centres

Clergy: 34 bishops (16 diocesan, 18 titular), 1,967 priests (1,644 diocesan, 323 religious), 167 permanent deacons (162 diocesan, 5 religious)

Non-Clergy: 641 religious (62 brothers, 579 sisters), 97 members of secular institutes (sisters), 287 major seminarians, 54 missionaries, 2,302 catechists