Cardinal Péter Erdő Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest The Primate of Hungary
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Hungary
Headquarters
Esztergom, Hungary
Founder
Stephen I of Hungary
Origin
1000 Esztergom, Hungary
Separations
Reformed Church in Hungary
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5 890 000 (2023)
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Map of the Catholic dioceses of Hungary.
Religion in Hungary (Eurobarometer September 2019)[1]
Catholicism (62%)
No religion (20%)
Protestantism (5%)
Other christians (8%)
Judaism (1%)
Other (2%)
Undeclared (2%)
Hungarian Catholics, like elsewhere, are part of the worldwide Catholic Church under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.
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.
^Special Eurobarometer 493, European Union: European Commission, September 2019, pages 229-230 Retrieved 17 January 2020. The question asked was "Do you consider yourself to be...?" With a card showing: Catholic, Orthodox Christian, Protestant, Other Christian, Jewish, Muslim - Shia, Muslim - Sunni, Other Muslim, Sikh, Buddhist, Hindu, Atheist, Non believer/Agnostic and Other. Also space was given for Refusal (SPONTANEOUS) and Don't Know. Jewish, Sikh, Buddhist and Hindu did not reach the 1% threshold.
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