Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Veszprém
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The Archdiocese of Veszprém (Hungarian: Veszprémi Főegyházmegye, Latin: Archidioecesis Veszprimiensis) is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Hungary. Believed to have been established in 1009 AD by King Stephen I of Hungary, as the Diocese of Veszprém, the diocese was originally a suffragan to the Archdiocese of Esztergom. In 1992, the Diocese was elevated to an Archdiocese. The Archdiocese is the Metropolitan of the Diocese of Kaposvár and the Diocese of Szombathely.
Archdiocese of Veszprém Archidioecesis Veszprimiensis Veszprémi Főegyházmegye | |
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Location | |
Country | Hungary |
Ecclesiastical province | Veszprém |
Statistics | |
Area | 6,920 km2 (2,670 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2014) 461,500 335,600 (72.7%) |
Parishes | 180 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Latin |
Established | 1009 (As Diocese of Veszprém) 31 May 1993 (As Archdiocese of Veszprém) |
Cathedral | St. Michael's Cathedral, Veszprém |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Metropolitan Archbishop | György Udvardy (appointed by Pope Francis on July 12, 2019; formerly, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pécs, in Pécs, Hungary |
Suffragans | Diocese of Szombathely Diocese of Kaposvár |
Vicar General | Miklós Szerenka |
Bishops emeritus | Archbishop Emeritus Gyula Márfi |
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The Cathedral of Veszprém is dedicated to Saint Michael. The current archbishop is György Udvardy, formerly Bishop of Pecs, who was appointed by Pope Francis on July 12, 2019, to succeed the retiring Gyula Márfi.