Catholic ChurchinHungary | ![]() |
Also known as: Ungarn (Deutsch), HungrĂa (español), la Hongrie (français), Ungheria (Italiano), WÄgry (polski), Hungria (PortuguĂȘs), MagyarorszĂĄg (Magyar), ćçć© (æŁé«äžæ), ăăłăŹăȘăŒ (æ„æŹèȘ), Hungaria (latine), Pannonia (latine)
Roman Rite (14): DebrecenâNyĂregyhĂĄza, Eger, EsztergomâBudapest, GyĆr, KalocsaâKecskemĂ©t, KaposvĂĄr, MagyarorszĂĄgi katonai ordinariĂĄtus, Pannonhalma, PĂ©cs, SzegedâCsanĂĄd, SzĂ©kesfehĂ©rvĂĄr, Szombathely, VĂĄc, VeszprĂ©m
Hungarian Church (3): HajdĂșdorog, Miskolc, NyĂregyhĂĄza
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Apostolic Nunciature: Hungary ![]()
Conference of Bishops: Magyar Katolikus PĂŒspöki Konferencia ![]()
Council of Churches: Council of the Hungarian Church ![]()
International Meeting of Bishopsâ Conferences: Commissio Episcopatuum Communitatis EuropĂŠĂŠ (COM.E.C.E.) ![]()
International Meeting of Bishopsâ Conferences: Consilium Conferentiarum Episcopalium EuropĂŠ (C.C.E.E.) ![]()
Patron Saints: Saint Stephen of Hungary, Saint Gerard of CsanĂĄd, Saint Adalbert
Saints: 20 Saints, 14 Blesseds
Continent: East Europe
Capital: Budapest
Area: 89,608 kmÂČ
Population: 9,850,845
Neighbouring Countries: â Croatia
, â Slovenia
, â Austria
, â Slovakia
, â Ukraine
, â Romania
, â Serbia ![]()
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 MariĂŠ Patrona HungariĂŠ (Latin) (Kingdom of Mary, Patron of Hungary)
Area: 93,032 kmÂČ
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
Last updated on 2025.10.26
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