Esztergom-Budapest (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Péter Erdõ, Cardinal, Archbishop
Ferenc Cserháti, Auxiliary Bishop
Gáspár Ladocsi, Auxiliary Bishop
János Székely, Auxiliary Bishop
György Udvardy, Auxiliary Bishop
László Paskai, O.F.M., Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
Name Changed: 31 May 1993
Metropolitan See
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Hungary
Square Kilometers: 1,543 (595 Square Miles)
Official Web Site: http://www.esztergomi-ersekseg.hu/
Mailing Address: Primasi es Erseki Hivatal, Uri utca 62, Pf. 1, H-1024 Budapest; Primasi es Ereski Hivatal, Mindszenty hercegprimas tere 2, Pf. 25, H-2501 Esztergom, Magyarorszag
Telephone: (1)225-2590; (33)510-120
Fax: 202-5458; 411-085

Historical Details

Archdiocese of Esztergom
- Latin Name: Strigoniensis
- Erected: 10th Century
- Metropolitan See
- Country: Hungary
- Square Kilometers: 2,540 (981 Square Miles)

Past and Present Ordinaries

Johann Beckenschlager † (15 Mar 1474 Appointed - 21 Mar 1487 Resigned)
Pavol Várdai † ( 1526 Appointed - 12 Oct 1549 Died)
Anton Vrancic † (17 Oct 1569 Appointed - 15 Jun 1573 Died)
Ferenc Forgách de Ghymes † (5 Nov 1607 Appointed - 16 Oct 1615 Died)
Péter Pázmány, S.J. † (28 Oct 1616 Appointed - 19 Mar 1637 Died)
Leopold Karl von Kollonitsch Lipót † (22 Aug 1695 Appointed - 20 Jan 1707 Died)
Christian August von Sachsen-Zeitz † (20 Jan 1707 Succeeded - 23 Aug 1725 Died)
József Batthyány † (20 May 1776 Appointed - 23 Oct 1799 Died)
Karl Ambrose Ferdinand von Habsburg † (16 Mar 1808 Appointed - 2 Sep 1809 Died)
Alexander (Sandor) Rudnay Divékújfalusi † (17 Dec 1819 Appointed - 13 Sep 1831 Died)
Ján Krstitel Scitovszky † (28 Sep 1849 Appointed - 19 Oct 1866 Died)
János Simor † (22 Feb 1867 Appointed - 23 Jan 1891 Died)
Kolos Ferenc Vaszary, O.S.B. † (13 Dec 1891 Appointed - 1 Jan 1913 Retired)
János Csernoch † (13 Dec 1912 Appointed - 25 Jul 1927 Died)
Jusztinián Györg Serédi, O.S.B. † (30 Nov 1927 Appointed - 29 Mar 1945 Died)
József Mindszenty † (2 Oct 1945 Appointed - 18 Dec 1973 Retired)
László Lékai † (12 Feb 1976 Appointed - 30 Jun 1986 Died)
László Paskai, O.F.M. (3 Mar 1987 Appointed - 7 Dec 2002 Retired)
Péter Erdõ (7 Dec 2002 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Archdiocese of Esztergom
10th Century	Erected		Archdiocese of Esztergom (erected)
24 March 1452	Elevated		Archdiocese of Esztergom (became Primatial See)
13 March 1776	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Esztergom	Diocese of Banská Bystrica (erected)
13 March 1776	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Esztergom	Diocese of Rožňava (erected)
13 March 1776	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Esztergom	Diocese of Spiš
29 May 1922	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Esztergom	Apostolic Administration of Trnava (erected)
Archdiocese of Esztergom-Budapest
31 May 1993	Name Changed	Archdiocese of Esztergom	Archdiocese of Esztergom-Budapest

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

Archdiocese of Esztergom

1948 818,773 1,236,392 66.2% 520 671 1,191 687 453 2,451 167 ap1951

1970 750,000 1,710,000 43.9% 512 120 632 1,186 130 20 162 ap1971

1980 798,000 1,920,000 41.6% 402 402 1,985 20 20 158 ap1981

1990 949,115 1,541,973 61.6% 308 97 405 2,343 167 39 154 ap1991

Archdiocese of Esztergom-Budapest

1999 1,258,000 2,094,000 60.1% 267 194 461 2,728 13 280 714 149 ap2000

2000 1,258,000 2,094,000 60.1% 269 119 388 3,242 14 241 768 149 ap2001

2001 1,258,000 2,094,000 60.1% 239 120 359 3,504 15 255 723 149 ap2002

2002 1,258,000 2,930,000 42.9% 234 124 358 3,513 17 173 699 149 ap2003

2003 1,258,000 2,094,000 60.1% 245 124 369 3,409 17 173 699 151 ap2004

2004 1,258,000 2,094,000 60.1% 260 110 370 3,400 16 155 664 151 ap2005

2006 1,264,867 2,100,000 60.2% 230 168 398 3,178 19 224 551 152 ap2007

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Archdiocese of Esztergom
1948	818,773	1,236,392	66.2%	520	671	1,191	687		453	2,451	167	ap1951
1970	750,000	1,710,000	43.9%	512	120	632	1,186		130	20	162	ap1971
1980	798,000	1,920,000	41.6%	402		402	1,985		20	20	158	ap1981
1990	949,115	1,541,973	61.6%	308	97	405	2,343		167	39	154	ap1991
Archdiocese of Esztergom-Budapest
1999	1,258,000	2,094,000	60.1%	267	194	461	2,728	13	280	714	149	ap2000
2000	1,258,000	2,094,000	60.1%	269	119	388	3,242	14	241	768	149	ap2001
2001	1,258,000	2,094,000	60.1%	239	120	359	3,504	15	255	723	149	ap2002
2002	1,258,000	2,930,000	42.9%	234	124	358	3,513	17	173	699	149	ap2003
2003	1,258,000	2,094,000	60.1%	245	124	369	3,409	17	173	699	151	ap2004
2004	1,258,000	2,094,000	60.1%	260	110	370	3,400	16	155	664	151	ap2005
2006	1,264,867	2,100,000	60.2%	230	168	398	3,178	19	224	551	152	ap2007

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Miklós Beer (Auxiliary Bishop: 8 Apr 2000 to 27 May 2003)
Ferenc Cserháti (Auxiliary Bishop: 15 Jun 2007)
Péter Erdõ (Priest: 18 Jun 1975 to 5 Nov 1999; Archbishop: 7 Dec 2002 - )
László Kiss-Rigó (Priest: 14 Jun 1981; Auxiliary Bishop: 24 Jan 2004 to 20 Jun 2006)
Gáspár Ladocsi (Priest: 18 Jun 1977 to 18 Apr 1994; Auxiliary Bishop: 28 Nov 2001)
László Paskai, O.F.M. (Archbishop: 3 Mar 1987 to 7 Dec 2002)
Antal Spányi (Priest: 19 Jul 1976; Auxiliary Bishop: 13 Feb 1998 to 4 Apr 2003)
János Székely (Priest: 2 Mar 1991; Auxiliary Bishop: 14 Nov 2007)
Csaba Ternyák (Auxiliary Bishop: 24 Dec 1992 to 11 Dec 1997)
György Udvardy (Priest: 15 Jun 1985; Auxiliary Bishop: 24 Jan 2004)
Imre Asztrik Várszegi, O.S.B. (Auxiliary Bishop: 23 Dec 1988 to 18 Mar 1991)

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

István Bagi † (Auxiliary Bishop: 31 Mar 1979 to 31 Jan 1986)
József Batthyány † (Priest: 29 Jun 1751 to 13 Jul 1759; Archbishop: 20 May 1776 to 23 Oct 1799)
Johann Beckenschlager † (Archbishop: 15 Mar 1474 to 21 Mar 1487)
József Boltizár † (Priest: 15 Jul 1844; Auxiliary Bishop: 24 Aug 1875 to 17 May 1905)
Giovanni Bonyonski † (Auxiliary Bishop: 28 Aug 1820)
Stefano Breyer † (Priest: 18 Jan 1903; Auxiliary Bishop: 5 Apr 1929 to 13 Dec 1933)
János Csernoch † (Archbishop: 13 Dec 1912 to 25 Jul 1927)
Vilmos Dékány, Sch. P. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 23 Dec 1988 to 19 May 2000)
Giuseppe Durguth † (Auxiliary Bishop: 25 Sep 1865)
Mihály Endrey-Eipel † (Priest: 12 Aug 1928 to 20 Nov 1950; Auxiliary Bishop: 1957 to 1972)
Augustín Fischer-Colbrie † (Priest: 20 Mar 1886 to 27 Dec 1904)
Ferenc Forgách de Ghymes † (Archbishop: 5 Nov 1607 to 16 Oct 1615)
Martin Gorgey † (Auxiliary Bishop: 24 Sep 1804 to 23 Aug 1807)
Istvan Gosztonyi † (Auxiliary Bishop: 18 Dec 1815 to 1817)
Karl Ambrose Ferdinand von Habsburg † (Archbishop: 16 Mar 1808 to 2 Sep 1809)
József Király † (Auxiliary Bishop: 18 Sep 1807 to 11 Jan 1808)
Josef Medard Kohl, O.S.B. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 17 Dec 1900 to 15 Jan 1928)
Leopold Karl von Kollonitsch Lipót † (Archbishop: 22 Aug 1695 to 20 Jan 1707)
László Lékai † (Archbishop: 12 Feb 1976 to 30 Jun 1986)
Štefan Lipovniczky † (Priest: 1837 to 1866)
Bl. Zoltán Lajos Meszlényi † (Auxiliary Bishop: 22 Sep 1937 to 4 Mar 1951)
József Mindszenty † (Archbishop: 2 Oct 1945 to 18 Dec 1973)
Iván Pálos † (Priest: 21 Jun 1936; Auxiliary Bishop: 7 Jan 1975 to 28 Mar 1987)
Péter Pázmány, S.J. † (Archbishop: 28 Oct 1616 to 19 Mar 1637)
Karol Perényl † (Auxiliary Bishop: 11 Jul 1808 to 15 Mar 1819)
Lajos Rajner † (Auxiliary Bishop: 14 Jun 1906 to 27 Mar 1920)
Nikolaus Rauscher † (Auxiliary Bishop: 16 Mar 1808 to 1815)
Alexander (Sandor) Rudnay Divékújfalusi † (Archbishop: 17 Dec 1819 to 13 Sep 1831)
Christian August von Sachsen-Zeitz † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 24 Jan 1701; Archbishop: 20 Jan 1707 to 23 Aug 1725)
Ján Krstitel Scitovszky † (Archbishop: 28 Sep 1849 to 19 Oct 1866)
Jusztinián Györg Serédi, O.S.B. † (Archbishop: 30 Nov 1927 to 29 Mar 1945)
János Simor † (Archbishop: 22 Feb 1867 to 23 Jan 1891)
Giuseppe Szabó † (Auxiliary Bishop: 22 Jun 1868)
Imre Szabó † (Auxiliary Bishop: 11 Mar 1951 to 21 May 1976)
Štefan Szuhay † (Apostolic Administrator: 1601 to 1607)
Ján Telegdy † (Priest: 10 Feb 1594 to 1608)
Mikuláš Telegdy † (Apostolic Administrator: 1580 to 22 Apr 1586)
Emerico Toth † (Auxiliary Bishop: 25 Sep 1857)
Giorgio Trivulzio † (Auxiliary Bishop: 7 Nov 1678)
Pavol Várdai † (Archbishop: 1526 to 12 Oct 1549)
Kolos Ferenc Vaszary, O.S.B. † (Archbishop: 13 Dec 1891 to 1 Jan 1913)
Anton Vrancic † (Archbishop: 17 Oct 1569 to 15 Jun 1573)
Jozef Karol Zbiško † (Priest: 1734 to 1746)
György Zemplén † (Auxiliary Bishop: 10 Jan 1969 to 29 Mar 1973)

Archdiocese of Esztergom-Budapest

Archidioecesis Strigoniensis-Budapestinensis