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Archdiocese of Veszprém

Archidioecesis Veszprimiensis



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Bishop(s)

  • György Udvardy, Archbishop
  • Gyula Márfi, Archbishop Emeritus

Suffragan Dioceses

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: Foegyhazmegyei Hatosag, Var utca 18, Pf. 109, H-8200 Veszprem, Magyarorszag
  • Telephone: (88)426.088
  • Fax: 426.287

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Veszprém
1009ErectedDiocese of Veszprém (erected)
16 June 1777Territory LostDiocese of Győr (Raab)
Diocese of Veszprém
Diocese of Székesfehérvár (Albareale) (erected)
17 June 1777Territory LostDiocese of Veszprém
Diocese of Zagreb (Agram)
Diocese of Szombathely (erected)
23 May 1942Territory AddedDiocese of Pécs (Antalfala and Antalpuszta) Diocese of Veszprém
1 February 1950Territory AddedTerritorial Abbey of Pannonhalma (Nagytelep) Diocese of Veszprém
1 February 1971Territory LostDiocese of Veszprém (Pozva of Zalaszentivani) Diocese of Szombathely
31 May 1993Territory LostDiocese of Veszprém (Somogy and parts of Zala along with Tolna and Baranya) Diocese of Kaposvár (erected)
31 May 1993Territory LostArchdiocese of Esztergom (Budaörs along with Budajenô and Telki)
Diocese of Győr (Raab) (Bokod, Kecskéd, Kömlod, Környe, Oroszlány, Tatabánya-Alsógalla, Tatabánya-Bánhida, Tatabánya-Felsógalla, Tatabánya-Óváros, Várgesztes, Vértessomló, and Vértesszólós)
Diocese of Veszprém (Parts of Fejér: Balatonbozsok, Dég, Enying, Kozéppogárd, Lajoskomárom, Lepsény, Mátyásdomb, Mezokomárom, Mezoszentgyörgy, Mezôszilas, and Szabadhidvég)
Diocese of Székesfehérvár (Albareale)
31 May 1993Territory AddedDiocese of Székesfehérvár (Albareale) (Inota) Diocese of Veszprém
Archdiocese of Veszprém
31 May 1993ElevatedDiocese of Veszprém Archdiocese of Veszprém

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Veszprém
1949703,198874,16380.4%4401836231,128166329ap1951
1969750,000930,10080.6%423825051,48582337ap1971
1977650,500928,42070.1%4064061,602351ap1981
1990654,820980,53666.8%2982982,197347ap1991
Archdiocese of Veszprém
1999304,645468,99465.0%124201442,1152030181ap2000
2000301,910451,52466.9%122201422,1262020181ap2001
2001302,024461,12365.5%111201312,30512630181ap2002
2002295,694459,40464.4%108101182,50511633180ap2003
2003320,731484,94066.1%106211272,52513126180ap2004
2004315,374478,02966.0%106281342,35323828180ap2005
2010336,000461,00072.9%97221192,823122422180ap2011
2014335,600461,50072.7%112221342,50414245180ap2015
2017333,000459,00072.5%111231342,48514243180ap2018
2020275,597442,84062.2%110161262,18717172180ap2021

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Veszprém
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 523, and Page 524
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 266
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 331
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 365, and Page 366
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 413
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 439, and Page 440
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 7, Page 395
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 386, to Page 387
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 34, Page 295
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 42, Page 308
  • Archdiocese of Veszprém
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 85, Page 869, to Page 876

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