Catholic Church in Hungary

Hungarian Catholics, like elsewhere, are part of the worldwide Catholic Church under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.

Catholic Church in Hungary
Esztergom Basilica
Classification	Catholic
Orientation	Latin and Eastern Catholic
Pope	Leo XIV
Leader	Cardinal Péter Erdő Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest The Primate of Hungary
Region	Hungary
Headquarters	Esztergom, Hungary
Founder	Stephen I of Hungary
Origin	1000 Esztergom, Hungary
Separations	Reformed Church in Hungary
Members	5 890 000 (2023)

Map of the Catholic dioceses of Hungary.

Religion in Hungary (Eurobarometer September 2019)^[1]

1. Catholicism (62%)
2. No religion (20%)
3. Protestantism (5%)
4. Other Christians (8%)
5. Judaism (1%)
6. Other (2%)
7. Undeclared (2%)

According to a 2019 survey by Eurobarometer, 62% of Hungarians consider themselves Catholics. The Latin Church in the country is divided into 12 dioceses, including 4 archdioceses. In addition, there is a Latin territorial abbey and a separate sui juris particular Church for those who adhere to the Byzantine Rite known as the Hungarian Greek Catholic Church.

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.^[2][3] He gained significant support and was the favored choice of conservative Catholic networks in the United States,^[4] 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

Under the immediate jurisdiction of the Holy See in Rome are:

• the territorial abbey of Pannonhalma

Hungarian Greek Catholic hierarchy

• Archeparchy of Hajdúdorog with its suffragan eparchies:
  • Eparchy of Miskolc
  • Eparchy of Nyiregyhaza

See also

• Religion in Hungary
• György Bulányi
• Katolikus Ifjúsági Mozgalom
• Stephen I of Hungary
• Elizabeth of Hungary
• Holy Crown of Hungary
• Saint Stephen's Basilica
• Esztergom Basilica
• József Mindszenty
• Regnum Marianum Community
• Eastern Orthodoxy in Hungary
• Tamás Bakócz (serious candidate in the 1513 papal conclave from Hungary)