Diocese of Vác

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Bishop(s) Miklós Beer, Bishop Lajos Varga, Auxiliary Bishop Ferenc Keszthelyi, O. Cist., Bishop Emeritus

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Erected: 11th Century Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Eger Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Hungary Square Kilometers: 8,805 (3,400 Square Miles) Official Web Site: http://www.vaciegyhazmegye.hu/ Mailing Address: Migazzi Kristof ter 1, Pf. 167, H-2601 Vac, Magyarorszag Telephone: (27)315.124 Fax: 315.055

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Štefan Szuhay † ( 1595 Ordained Bishop - 1600 Appointed, Bishop of Eger)
• Matej Tarnoczy † ( 1651 Appointed - 7 Aug 1655 Died)
• Ján Gubasóczy † ( 1676 Appointed - 1679 Appointed, Bishop of Nitra)
• Sigismund Kollonitsch † (14 Oct 1709 Appointed - 1 Jul 1716 Appointed, Bishop of Wien)
• Wilhelm Graf von Leslie † (6 Apr 1716 Appointed - 5 Jan 1718 Appointed, Bishop of Ljubljana)
• Mihály Frigyes Althan † (27 Jun 1718 Appointed - 20 Jun 1734 Died)
• Mihály Karl (Michele Carlo) von Althan † ( 1734 Appointed - 6 Jun 1756 Died)
• Christoph Bartholomäus Anton Migazzi Von Waal Und Sonnenthurn † (28 Aug 1756 Appointed - 15 Mar 1757 Appointed, Archbishop of Wien {Vienna})
• Karl Ambrose Ferdinand von Habsburg † (17 Nov 1806 Appointed - 16 Mar 1808 Appointed, Archbishop of Esztergom)
• László Kámánházy † (11 Jul 1808 Appointed - 4 Feb 1817 Died)
• Francesco di Paolo de Nadasd-Fogaras † (17 Nov 1823 Appointed - )
• Agostino Roskovanyi † (5 Sep 1851 Appointed - 15 Apr 1859 Appointed, Bishop of Nitra)
• Antonio Giuseppe Peitler † (15 Apr 1859 Appointed - )
• Konštantín Schuster † ( 1886 Appointed - 23 Jul 1899 Died)
• Károly Emmánuel de Csáky † (19 Apr 1900 Appointed - 16 Feb 1919 Died)
• Árpád István Hanauer † (9 Sep 1919 Appointed - 1942 Died)
• Jozsef Pétery † (24 Sep 1942 Appointed - 15 Nov 1967 Died)
• József Bánk † (10 Jan 1969 Appointed - 2 Feb 1974 Appointed, Archbishop of Eger)
• Mihály Endrey-Eipel † (7 Jan 1975 Appointed - 4 Jul 1977 Died)
• József Bánk † (2 Mar 1978 Appointed - 3 Mar 1987 Retired)
• Izidor István Marosi † (3 Mar 1987 Appointed - 11 Feb 1992 Retired)
• Ferenc Keszthelyi, O. Cist. (11 Feb 1992 Appointed - 27 Mar 2003 Retired)
• Miklós Beer (27 May 2003 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
11th Century	Erected		Diocese of Vác (erected)

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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

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Miklós Beer (Bishop: 27 May 2003)
• István Katona (Priest: 7 Jun 1953; Auxiliary Bishop: 3 Nov 1989 to 10 Oct 1997)
• Ferenc Keszthelyi, O. Cist. (Bishop: 11 Feb 1992 to 27 Mar 2003)
• Lajos Varga (Priest: 23 Jun 1974; Auxiliary Bishop: 27 May 2006)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Mihály Frigyes Althan † (Bishop: 27 Jun 1718 to 20 Jun 1734)
• Mihály Karl (Michele Carlo) von Althan † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 1734 to 6 Jun 1756)
• József Bánk † (Bishop: 10 Jan 1969 to 2 Feb 1974; Archbishop (Personal Title): 2 Mar 1978 to 3 Mar 1987)
• Sandor Bodonyi † (Auxiliary Bishop: 17 Nov 1806 to 1812)
• Károly Emmánuel de Csáky † (Bishop: 19 Apr 1900 to 16 Feb 1919)
• Mihály Endrey-Eipel † (Bishop: 7 Jan 1975 to 4 Jul 1977)
• Ferenc Gossman † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1 Jul 1913 to 11 Oct 1931)
• Ján Gubasóczy † (Bishop: 1676 to 1679)
• Karl Ambrose Ferdinand von Habsburg † (Bishop: 17 Nov 1806; Priest: 4 Nov 1807 to 16 Mar 1808)
• Árpád István Hanauer † (Bishop: 9 Sep 1919 to 1942)
• László Kámánházy † (Bishop: 11 Jul 1808 to 4 Feb 1817)
• Sigismund Kollonitsch † (Bishop: 14 Oct 1709 to 1 Jul 1716)
• Vince Kovács † (Auxiliary Bishop: 20 Jul 1940 to 1959)
• Wilhelm Graf von Leslie † (Bishop: 6 Apr 1716 to 5 Jan 1718)
• Izidor István Marosi † (Priest: 22 Jun 1941; Auxiliary Bishop: 31 Mar 1979; Bishop: 3 Mar 1987 to 11 Feb 1992)
• Christoph Bartholomäus Anton Migazzi Von Waal Und Sonnenthurn † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 28 Aug 1756 to 15 Mar 1757)
• Francesco di Paolo de Nadasd-Fogaras † (Bishop: 17 Nov 1823)
• Stefano Neszveda † (Auxiliary Bishop: 27 Mar 1884)
• Antonio Giuseppe Peitler † (Bishop: 15 Apr 1859)
• Jozsef Pétery † (Bishop: 24 Sep 1942 to 15 Nov 1967)
• Agostino Roskovanyi † (Bishop: 5 Sep 1851 to 15 Apr 1859)
• Karol Salbeck † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1759 to 13 Mar 1776)
• Konštantín Schuster † (Bishop: 1886 to 23 Jul 1899)
• Štefan Szuhay † (Bishop: 1595 to 1600)
• Matej Tarnoczy † (Bishop: 1651 to 7 Aug 1655)
• Jozsef Vajda † (Auxiliary Bishop: 10 Jan 1969 to 8 Jul 1978)