The Archdiocese of Eger () is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Northern Hungary. Its centre is the city of Eger.

History

  • 1000: Established as Diocese of Eger
  • August 9, 1804: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Eger with four suffragan dioceses: Satu Mare (until 1930), Spiš (until 1937), Košice (until 1977) and Rožňava (until 1977)

thumb|300px|Szent János apostol és evangélista, Szent Mihály főangyal, Szeplőtelen Fogantatás főszékesegyház bazilika <br>(Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Apostle and Evangelist, St. Michael and the Immaculate Conception)

  • 1993: It received two new suffragan dioceses, Debrecen-Nyíregyháza (then created) and Vác

Ordinaries, in reverse chronogical order

Archbishops of Eger

  • Csaba Ternyák (2007-present)
  • István Seregély (1987–2007)
  • László Kádár, O. Cist. (1978–1986)
  • József Bánk (1974–1978)
  • Pál Brezanóczy (1969–1972)
  • Gyula Czapik (1943–1956)
  • Lajos Szmrecsányi (1912–1943)
  • József Samassa (1873–1912) (Cardinal in 1905)
  • Béla Bartakovics (1850–?)
  • Ladislaus Pyrker, O.Cist. (1827–1847)
  • István Fisher (1807–1822)
  • Ferenc Fuchs (1804–?)

Bishops of Eger

  • Tamás Pálffy (1660–1678)
  • Benedict Kisdy (1648–1660)
  • György Jakusics (1642–1647)
  • György Lippay (1637–1642)
  • István Szuhay (1600–1607)
  • Antal Verancsics (1560–1573), appointed Archbishop of Esztergom (elevated to Cardinal in 1573)
  • Ferenc Ujlaky (1554–1555)
  • Pál Várdai (1523–1526)
  • Tamás Bakócz (1497–1497), appointed Archbishop of Esztergom and later Latin Patriarch of Constantinople (elevated to Cardinal in 1500)
  • Ascanio Sforza (1492–1497)
  • Johann Beckenschlager (1467–1474)
  • Michael Szécsényi (1363–1377)
  • Nicholas Dörögdi (1330–1361)
  • Csanád Telegdi (1322–1330), appointed Archbishop of Esztergom
  • Martin (1306–1322)
  • Andrew (1275–1305)
  • Lampert Hont-Pázmány (1245–1275)
  • Cletus Bél (1224–1245)
  • Thomas (1217–1224), appointed Archbishop of Esztergom
  • Chama (1158–1166), appointed Archbishop of Kalocsa
  • Lucas (1156–1158), appointed Archbishop of Esztergom
  • Martyrius (1142–1150), appointed Archbishop of Esztergom

Suffragan dioceses

  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Debrecen–Nyíregyháza
  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Vác

See also

  • Catholic Church in Hungary

Sources

  • GCatholic.org
  • Catholic Hierarchy
  • Diocese website
  • Diocese website