Catholic Church in Hungary
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. He gained significant support and was the favored choice of conservative Catholic networks in the United States, Erdő participated in the papal conclave 2005 and the papal conclave 2013, which elected Benedict XVI and Francis.
Latin hierarchy
- Archdiocese of Esztergom-Budapest with its suffragan dioceses:
- *Diocese of Győr
- *Diocese of Székesfehérvár
- Archdiocese of Kalocsa-Kecskemét with its suffragan dioceses:
- *Diocese of Pécs
- *Diocese of Szeged–Csanád
- Archdiocese of Eger with its suffragan dioceses:
- *Diocese of Debrecen–Nyíregyháza
- *Diocese of Vác
- Archdiocese of Veszprém with its suffragan dioceses:
- *Diocese of Kaposvár
- *Diocese of Szombathely
- the territorial abbey of Pannonhalma
Hungarian Greek Catholic hierarchy
- Archeparchy of Hajdúdorog with its suffragan eparchies:
- *Eparchy of Miskolc
- *Eparchy of Nyiregyhaza