Archdiocese of Eger

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Bishop(s) Csaba Ternyák, Archbishop István Katona, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus Suffragan Dioceses Debrecen-Nyíregyháza Vác

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese Elevated: 9 August 1804 Metropolitan See Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Hungary Square Kilometers: 11,500 (4,441 Square Miles) Official Web Site: http://www.eger.egyhazmegye.hu/ Mailing Address: Szechenyi u. 1, H-3300 Eger; Pf. 80, H-3301 Eger, Magyarorszag Telephone: (36)517-589; 517-750 Fax: 517-751

Historical Details

• Diocese of Eger
  • Latin Name: Agriensis
  • Erected: 10th Century
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Esztergom
  • Country: Hungary

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Chandadimus de Telegd † ( 1322 Appointed - 17 Sep 1330 Appointed, Archbishop of Esztergom)
• János Kanizsai † (27 Aug 1384 Appointed - 25 Oct 1387 Appointed, Archbishop of Esztergom)
• Dénes Szécsi † (5 Jun 1439 Appointed - 15 Feb 1440 Appointed, Archbishop of Esztergom)
• Johann Beckenschlager † (13 Jun 1467 Appointed - 15 Mar 1474 Appointed, Archbishop of Esztergom)
• Gabriele Rangone, O.F.M. Obs. † (24 Apr 1475 Appointed - 27 Sep 1486 Died)
• Orbán Dóczy von Nagylúcse † (27 Apr 1487 Appointed - 1491 Died)
• Rodrigo de Borja † ( 1491 Appointed - 11 Aug 1492 Elected, Pope (Roma {Rome}))
• Ascanio Maria Sforza † (31 Aug 1492 Appointed - Jun 1497 Resigned)
• Tamás Bakócz † (9 Jun 1497 Appointed - 20 Dec 1497 Appointed, Archbishop of Esztergom)
• Ippolito d’Este (I) † (20 Dec 1497 Appointed - 3 Sep 1520 Died)
• Giulio de’ Medici † (12 Sep 1520 Appointed - 18 Jun 1523 Resigned)
• László Szalkai † (18 Jun 1523 Appointed - 6 May 1524 Appointed, Archbishop of Esztergom)
• Pál Várdai † ( 1526 Appointed - 1 Jan 1527 Appointed, Archbishop of Esztergom)
• Tamás Zalaházi † (3 Feb 1529 Appointed - 1537 Died)
• Franz Frangipane, O.F.M. Obs. † (30 May 1539 Appointed - 1543 Died)
• Miklós Oláh † (4 Jul 1550 Appointed - 3 Aug 1554 Appointed, Archbishop of Esztergom)
• Ferenc Ujlaky † (3 Aug 1554 Appointed - 1 Feb 1555 Died)
• Anton Vrancic (Verancsics) † (17 Jul 1560 Appointed - 25 Sep 1570 Appointed, Archbishop of Esztergom)
• István Radeczy de Zemche † (15 May 1573 Appointed - Feb 1586 Died)
• István Szuhay † (23 Oct 1600 Appointed - 5 Oct 1607 Appointed, Archbishop of Kalocsa)
• János Pyber de Gyerkény † (7 Apr 1631 Confirmed - Oct 1633 Died)
• Imre Lósy † ( 1634 Appointed - 16 Nov 1637 Appointed, Archbishop of Esztergom)
• György Lippay Zombori † ( 1637 Appointed - 4 Dec 1645 Appointed, Archbishop of Esztergom)
• György Jakusics † (18 Sep 1645 Appointed - 21 Nov 1647 Died)
• Benedek Kisdy † (8 Apr 1652 Appointed - Jun 1660 Died)
• Tomáš Pállfy ab Erdöd † (12 Dec 1667 Appointed - 14 Dec 1671 Appointed, Bishop of Nitra)
• Ferenc Szegedy † (21 Mar 1672 Appointed - 1675 Died)
• Ferdinandus Pállfy ab Erdöd † (5 Sep 1678 Appointed - 31 Oct 1680 Died)
• Péter Korompay † (20 Apr 1682 Appointed - 24 Nov 1687 Appointed, Bishop of Nitra)
• György Fenessy † (12 May 1687 Confirmed - 4 Mar 1699 Died)
• István Telekesy † (31 Jul 1702 Appointed - 3 Mar 1715 Died)
• Gábor Antal Erdődy † (3 Mar 1715 Succeeded - 26 Sep 1744 Died)
• Ferenc Barkóczy de Szala † (10 May 1745 Confirmed - 13 Jul 1761 Confirmed, Archbishop of Esztergom)
• Károly Esterházy de Galántha † (19 Apr 1762 Confirmed - 15 Mar 1799 Died)
• Ferenc Fuchs † (20 Aug 1804 Confirmed - 27 Jun 1807 Died)
• István Fischer de Nagy † (18 Sep 1807 Confirmed - 4 Jul 1822 Died)
• Ján Krstitel Ladislav Pyrker (Pryker), O. Cist. † (9 Apr 1827 Confirmed - 2 Dec 1847 Died)
• Vojtech Bartakovics † (30 Sep 1850 Confirmed - 30 May 1873 Died)
• József Samassa † (25 Jul 1873 Confirmed - 20 Aug 1912 Died)
• Lajos Szmrecsányi † (20 Aug 1912 Succeeded - 28 Jan 1943 Died)
• Gyula Czapik † (7 May 1943 Appointed - 25 Apr 1956 Died)
• Pavol Brezanóczy † (10 Jan 1969 Appointed - 11 Feb 1972 Died)
• József Bánk † (2 Feb 1974 Appointed - 2 Mar 1978 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Vác)
• László Kádár, O. Cist. † (2 Mar 1978 Appointed - 20 Dec 1986 Died)
• István Seregély † (5 Jun 1987 Appointed - 15 Mar 2007 Retired)
• Csaba Ternyák (15 Mar 2007 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Eger
10th Century	Erected		Diocese of Eger (erected)
1804	Territory Lost	Diocese of Eger	Diocese of Satu Mare {Szatmár} (erected)
Archdiocese of Eger
9 August 1804	Elevated	Diocese of Eger	Archdiocese of Eger
10 August 1804	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Eger	Diocese of Košice (erected)
31 May 1993	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Eger Diocese of Szeged-Csanád	Diocese of Debrecen-Nyíregyháza (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
Archdiocese of Eger
1948	990,233	1,582,047	62.6%	457	7	464	2,134		192	696	282	ap1951
1970	1,000,000	1,800,000	55.6%	476		476	2,100				303	ap1971
1980	899,000	1,371,000	65.6%	372		372	2,416				302	ap1981
1990	1,121,000			371	29	400	2,802		29		440	ap1991
1999	600,000	950,000	63.2%	203	21	224	2,678	1	22	39	313	ap2000
2000	595,000	945,000	63.0%	198	23	221	2,692	1	24	41	313	ap2001
2001	595,000	945,000	63.0%	209	29	238	2,500	2	35	42	313	ap2002
2002	690,000	1,210,000	57.0%	205	25	230	3,000	2	33	42	314	ap2003
2003	690,000	1,260,000	54.8%	208	25	233	2,961	2	33	43	314	ap2004
2004	690,000	1,260,000	54.8%	199	35	234	2,948	2	37	49	314	ap2005
2006	690,000	1,260,000	54.8%	197	26	223	3,094	8	30	40	314	ap2007
2013	685,000	1,260,000	54.4%	167	21	188	3,643	14	30	35	301	ap2014
2016	692,000	1,264,000	54.7%	171	29	200	3,460	14	38	35	310	ap2017

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Nándor Bosák (Priest: 13 Jun 1963 to 31 May 1993)
• László Felföldi (Priest: 21 Jun 1986 to 31 May 1993)
• István Katona (Auxiliary Bishop: 10 Oct 1997 to 25 Nov 2013)
• Gyula Márfi (Auxiliary Bishop: 11 Nov 1995 to 14 Aug 1997)
• Ferenc Palánki (Auxiliary Bishop: 27 Dec 2010 to 21 Sep 2015)
• Csaba Ternyák (Archbishop: 15 Mar 2007 - )
• András Veres (Deacon: 8 Mar 1986; Priest: 2 Aug 1986; Auxiliary Bishop: 5 Nov 1999 to 20 Jun 2006)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• István Ács, O.S.P.P.E. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 23 Dec 1988 to 27 Mar 1993)
• Tamás Bakócz † (Bishop: 9 Jun 1497 to 20 Dec 1497)
• József Bánk † (Archbishop: 2 Feb 1974 to 2 Mar 1978)
• Ferenc Barkóczy de Szala † (Bishop: 10 May 1745 to 13 Jul 1761)
• Vojtech Bartakovics † (Archbishop: 30 Sep 1850 to 30 May 1873)
• Johann Beckenschlager † (Bishop: 13 Jun 1467 to 15 Mar 1474)
• László Bémer de Bezdéd et Kisbáka † (Deacon: 12 Feb 1811; Priest: 13 Apr 1811 to 3 Apr 1843)
• Rodrigo de Borja † (Administrator: 1491 to 11 Aug 1492)
• Pavol Brezanóczy † (Apostolic Administrator: 1959; Archbishop: 10 Jan 1969 to 11 Feb 1972)
• Imre Csáky †
• Gyula Czapik † (Archbishop: 7 May 1943 to 25 Apr 1956)
• Giulio de’ Medici † (Administrator: 12 Sep 1520 to 18 Jun 1523)
• Ippolito d’Este (I) † (Administrator: 20 Dec 1497 to 3 Sep 1520)
• Orbán Dóczy von Nagylúcse † (Bishop: 27 Apr 1487 to 1491)
• Mihály Endrey-Eipel † (Auxiliary Bishop: 20 Nov 1950 to 8 Feb 1972)
• Gábor Antal Erdődy † (Coadjutor Bishop: 19 Nov 1714; Bishop: 3 Mar 1715 to 26 Sep 1744)
• Károly Esterházy de Galántha † (Bishop: 19 Apr 1762 to 15 Mar 1799)
• György Fenessy † (Bishop: 12 May 1687 to 4 Mar 1699)
• István Fischer de Nagy † (Deacon: 11 Mar 1780; Priest: 31 Mar 1782 to 20 Aug 1804; Archbishop: 18 Sep 1807 to 4 Jul 1822)
• Franz Frangipane, O.F.M. Obs. † (Bishop: 30 May 1539 to 1543)
• Ferenc Fuchs † (Archbishop: 20 Aug 1804 to 27 Jun 1807)
• György Jakusics † (Bishop: 18 Sep 1645 to 21 Nov 1647)
• Vincent Etienne Jekelfalussy † (Deacon: 20 Aug 1827; Priest: 21 Aug 1827 to 22 Feb 1867)
• László Kádár, O. Cist. † (Archbishop: 2 Mar 1978 to 20 Dec 1986)
• János Kanizsai † (Bishop: 27 Aug 1384 to 25 Oct 1387)
• Ferenc Keszthelyi, O. Cist. †
• Benedek Kisdy † (Bishop: 8 Apr 1652 to Jun 1660)
• Péter Korompay † (Bishop: 20 Apr 1682 to 24 Nov 1687)
• Endre Gergely Kovács, O. Cist. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 7 Jan 1975 to 15 Jan 2003)
• Flórián Kovács †
• Endré Kriston † (Priest: 23 Aug 1899; Auxiliary Bishop: 23 Aug 1923 to 3 May 1960)
• Alexander Lévay † (Auxiliary Bishop: 5 Jul 1872 to 9 Nov 1873)
• György Lippay Zombori † (Bishop: 1637 to 4 Dec 1645)
• Imre Lósy † (Bishop: 1634 to 16 Nov 1637)
• Laszlo Lovata de Urbaya † (Auxiliary Bishop: 4 Oct 1504)
• Gábor Máriássy † (Auxiliary Bishop: 27 Mar 1865 to 26 Oct 1871)
• Ferenc Miklósy † (Auxiliary Bishop: 20 Jul 1801 to 20 Jun 1803)
• Miklós Oláh † (Bishop: 4 Jul 1550 to 3 Aug 1554)
• Ferdinandus Pállfy ab Erdöd † (Bishop: 5 Sep 1678 to 31 Oct 1680)
• Tomáš Pállfy ab Erdöd † (Bishop: 12 Dec 1667 to 14 Dec 1671)
• Sandor Párvy † (Deacon: 20 Jul 1871; Priest: 8 Oct 1871; Auxiliary Bishop: 27 Mar 1903 to 25 Jun 1904)
• Ján Perger † (Deacon: 22 Jul 1842; Priest: 26 Jul 1842 to 13 Mar 1868)
• János Pyber de Gyerkény † (Bishop: 7 Apr 1631 to Oct 1633)
• Ján Krstitel Ladislav Pyrker (Pryker), O. Cist. † (Archbishop: 9 Apr 1827 to 2 Dec 1847)
• István Radeczy de Zemche † (Bishop: 15 May 1573 to Feb 1586)
• Carlo Rajner † (Deacon: 15 Aug 1787; Priest: 17 Aug 1787; Auxiliary Bishop: 27 Apr 1840 to 1860)
• Gabriele Rangone, O.F.M. Obs. † (Bishop: 24 Apr 1475 to 27 Sep 1486)
• József Samassa † (Archbishop: 25 Jul 1873 to 20 Aug 1912)
• István Seregély † (Archbishop: 5 Jun 1987 to 15 Mar 2007)
• Ascanio Maria Sforza † (Administrator: 31 Aug 1492 to Jun 1497)
• Pierre Symandus, O.S.P.P.E. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 13 Feb 1540)
• Andrej (André) Szabó † (Deacon: 1 Mar 1760; Priest: 14 Feb 1761 to 20 Aug 1804)
• László Szalkai † (Bishop: 18 Jun 1523 to 6 May 1524)
• Dénes Szécsi † (Bishop: 5 Jun 1439 to 15 Feb 1440)
• Ferenc Szegedy † (Bishop: 21 Mar 1672 to 1675)
• Gabriel Szele (Gzele) † (Deacon: 28 Jul 1846; Priest: 25 Apr 1847; Auxiliary Bishop: 1 Jun 1888 to 1903)
• Ignác Szepesy de Négyes † (Deacon: 12 Dec 1802; Priest: 29 May 1803 to 21 Feb 1820)
• Lajos Szmrecsányi † (Auxiliary Bishop: 14 Nov 1904; Coadjutor Archbishop: 26 Mar 1912; Archbishop: 20 Aug 1912 to 28 Jan 1943)
• István Szuhay † (Bishop: 23 Oct 1600 to 5 Oct 1607)
• Chandadimus de Telegd † (Bishop: 1322 to 17 Sep 1330)
• István Telekesy † (Bishop: 31 Jul 1702 to 3 Mar 1715)
• Ferenc Ujlaky † (Bishop: 3 Aug 1554 to 1 Feb 1555)
• Pál Várdai † (Bishop: 1526 to 1 Jan 1527)
• Istvan de Vaya † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1501)
• Anton Vrancic (Verancsics) † (Bishop: 17 Jul 1560 to 25 Sep 1570)
• Stefan Zacalnizi † (Auxiliary Bishop: 3 Aug 1554)
• Tamás Zalaházi † (Bishop: 3 Feb 1529 to 1537)
• György † (Auxiliary Bishop: 19 Jan 1498)

Source(s)

Diocese of Eger Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 78 Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 82, and Page 83

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