Archdiocese of Veszprém

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Bishop(s) Gyula Márfi, Archbishop József Szendi, Archbishop Emeritus Suffragan Dioceses Kaposvár Szombathely

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese Elevated: 31 May 1993 Metropolitan See Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Hungary Square Kilometers: 6,920 (2,672 Square Miles) Official Web Site: http://www.ersekseg.veszprem.hu/ Mailing Address: Var utca 18, Pf. 109, H-8200 Veszprem, Magyarorszag Telephone: (88)42.60.88 Fax: 42.62.87

Historical Details

• Diocese of Veszprém
  • Latin Name: Veszprimiensis
  • Erected: 1009
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Esztergom
  • Country: Hungary

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Pavol Várdai † ( 1521 Appointed - 1523 Appointed, Bishop of Eger)
• Pál Rosos † (11 Jul 1808 Appointed - 17 Jul 1809 Died)
• Gyorgy Kurbély † (26 Sep 1814 Appointed - 27 May 1821 Died)
• Giovanni Ranolder † (7 Jan 1850 Appointed - )
• Sigismondo Kovács † (25 Jun 1877 Appointed - 1887 Died)
• Károly Hornig † (1 Jul 1888 Appointed - 9 Feb 1917 Died)
• Nándor Rott † (12 Jul 1917 Appointed - 1939 Died)
• Giulio Czapik † (19 Jul 1939 Appointed - 7 May 1943 Appointed, Archbishop of Eger)
• József Mindszenty † (4 Mar 1944 Appointed - 2 Oct 1945 Appointed, Archbishop of Esztergom)
• Ladislao Bánáss † (4 Sep 1946 Appointed - 1949 Died)
• Bertalan Badalik, O.P. † (10 Jun 1949 Appointed - 11 Oct 1965 Died)
• László Kádár, O. Cist. † (7 Jan 1975 Appointed - 2 Mar 1978 Appointed, Archbishop of Eger)
• László Paskai, O.F.M. (2 Mar 1978 Appointed - 5 Apr 1982 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Kalocsa)
• József Szendi (3 Sep 1983 Appointed - 14 Aug 1997 Retired)
• Gyula Márfi (14 Aug 1997 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Veszprém
1009	Erected		Diocese of Veszprém (erected)
31 May 1993	Territory Lost	Diocese of Veszprém	Diocese of Kaposvár (erected)
Archdiocese of Veszprém
31 May 1993	Elevated	Diocese of Veszprém	Archdiocese of Veszprém

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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
Diocese of Veszprém
1949	703,198	874,163	80.4%	440	183	623	1,128		166		329	ap1951
1969	750,000	930,100	80.6%	423	82	505	1,485		82		337	ap1971
1977	650,500	928,420	70.1%	406		406	1,602				351	ap1981
1990	654,820	980,536	66.8%	298		298	2,197				347	ap1991
Archdiocese of Veszprém
1999	304,645	468,994	65.0%	124	20	144	2,115		20	30	181	ap2000
2000	301,910	451,524	66.9%	122	20	142	2,126		20	20	181	ap2001
2001	302,024	461,123	65.5%	111	20	131	2,305	1	26	30	181	ap2002
2002	295,694	459,404	64.4%	108	10	118	2,505	1	16	33	180	ap2003
2003	320,731	484,940	66.1%	106	21	127	2,525	1	31	26	180	ap2004
2004	315,374	478,029	66.0%	106	28	134	2,353	2	38	28	180	ap2005

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Béla Balás (Auxiliary Bishop: 10 Aug 1992 to 31 May 1993)
• Gyula Márfi (Archbishop: 14 Aug 1997)
• László Paskai, O.F.M. (Apostolic Administrator: 2 Mar 1978; Bishop: 31 Mar 1979 to 5 Apr 1982)
• József Szendi (Apostolic Administrator: 5 Apr 1982; Bishop: 3 Sep 1983; Archbishop: 31 May 1993 to 14 Aug 1997)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Bertalan Badalik, O.P. † (Bishop: 10 Jun 1949 to 11 Oct 1965)
• Ladislao Bánáss † (Bishop: 4 Sep 1946 to 1949)
• Giulio Czapik † (Bishop: 19 Jul 1939 to 7 May 1943)
• Károly Hornig † (Bishop: 1 Jul 1888 to 9 Feb 1917)
• László Kádár, O. Cist. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 8 Feb 1972; Bishop: 7 Jan 1975 to 2 Mar 1978)
• Sándor Klempa, O. Praem. † (Apostolic Administrator: 1959 to 8 Feb 1972)
• Sigismondo Kovács † (Bishop: 25 Jun 1877 to 1887)
• Jeno Kránitz † (Priest: 1 Aug 1863; Auxiliary Bishop: 15 Apr 1907 to 12 Jul 1935)
• Gyorgy Kurbély † (Bishop: 26 Sep 1814 to 27 May 1821)
• László Lékai † (Priest: 28 Oct 1934; Apostolic Administrator: 8 Feb 1972 to 12 Feb 1976)
• József Mindszenty † (Bishop: 4 Mar 1944 to 2 Oct 1945)
• Stefano Pribek de Ville † (Auxiliary Bishop: 23 Dec 1872)
• Giovanni Ranolder † (Bishop: 7 Jan 1850 - )
• Pál Rosos † (Bishop: 11 Jul 1808 to 17 Jul 1809)
• Nándor Rott † (Bishop: 12 Jul 1917 to 1939)
• László Tóth † (Auxiliary Bishop: 2 Apr 1976 to 5 Jun 1987)
• Pavol Várdai † (Bishop: 1521 to 1523)
• David Zsolnai † (Auxiliary Bishop: 6 Oct 1806 to 1814)