Hungarian Catholic Bishops' Conference (HCBC) (in Hungarian: Magyar Katolikus Püspöki Konferencia) is the

Episcopal Conference An episcopal conference, sometimes called a conference of bishops, is an official assembly of the bishops of the Catholic Church in a given territory. Episcopal conferences have long existed as informal entities. The first assembly of bishops to ...

of Catholic bishops of Hungary.

The Bishops' Conference

After the

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the Hungarian Catholic Bishops' Conference was created. Its first chairman was Archbishop of Kalocsa-Kecskemét Endre Hamvash.Hungarian Episcopal Conference на сайте gcatholic.org
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approved the Charter of the Conference of the Catholic Bishops of Hungary. Currently, it is headed by Bishop András Veres. The Hungarian Conference of Catholic Bishops is a full member of the Council of Conferences of Catholic Bishops of Europe and the Council of Conferences of Catholic Bishops of the

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. It consists of 21 integrants: 15 bishops, heads of 15 archdioceses and dioceses of Hungary (including three bishops of the Hungarian Greek Catholic Church), 4 auxiliary bishops, the abbot of the

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Pannonhalma Pannonhalma (german: Martinsberg; sk, Rábsky Svätý Martin) is a town in Győr-Moson-Sopron County, western Hungary, with approximately 4,000 inhabitants. It is about from Győr. Archduke Otto Habsburg's heart is kept at the Pannonhalma Archa ...

and the head of the military ordinate of Hungary

List of presidents

* Archbishop Endre Hamvas (1966–1969) ''
Archbishop of Kalocsa'' * Archbishop József Ijjas (1969-1976) ''
Archbishop of Kalocsa'' * Cardinal

László Lékai László Lékai (12 March 1910 – 30 June 1986) was Archbishop of Esztergom and a Cardinal. He was ordained to the priesthood on 28 September 1934. He served as a faculty member at the Seminary of Veszprém and did pastoral work in the diocese ...

(1976-1986) ''
The Primate of Hungary, Archbishop of Esztergom'' * Cardinal

László Paskai László Paskai, O.F.M. (8 May 1927 – 17 August 2015) was a Hungarian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, He served as the archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest from 1987 to 2002. He was one of the cardinal electors who participated in the 2005 ...

(1986–1990) ''
The Primate of Hungary, Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest'' * Archbishop

István Seregély István Seregély (13 March 1931 – 31 December 2018) was a Hungarian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, who served as Archbishop of Eger from 5 June 1987 to 15 March 2007. Priesthood Seregély was born in Szombathely on 13 March 1931. His ...

(1990–2005) ''
Archbishop of Eger'' * Cardinal

Péter Erdő Péter Erdő ( hu, Erdő Péter, ; born 25 June 1952) is a Hungarian Cardinal of the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church, who has been the Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest and Primate of Hungary since 2003. He was president of the Council of t ...

(2005–2015) ''
The Primate of Hungary, Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest'' * Bishop András Veres (2015-) ''
Bishop of Győr''

Officials

* President: Dr. András Veres, Bishop of Győr * Vice President: Dr. György Udvardy, Archbishop of Veszprém * Secretary, Spokesperson: Dr. Tamás Tóth * Bureau Director: Dr. Gábor Németh The secretariat address: 45 Városligeti fasor, Budapest, H-1071 HUNGARY

Members

Diocesan bishops

* Dr.

, Cardinal, Primate of Hungary, Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest (2002 - ; 1999 - 2002 Auxiliary Bishop of Székesfehérvár, 2003 - Cardinal) * Dr.

Balázs Bábel Balázs () is a Hungarian surname and male given name, equivalent to the name Blaise. Its feast day is on 3 of February. As a surname: * Andre Balazs (born 1957), American hotelier and residential developer * Árpád Balázs (born 1937), Hungar ...

, Archbishop of Kalocsa-Kecskemét (1999 - ; 1999 Coadjutor Archbishop of Kalocsa-Kecskemét) * Dr.

Csaba Ternyák Csaba () is a Hungarian given name for males. Csaba is the native Hungarian name for Ernak, the youngest son of Attila the Hun.''Gesta Hungarorum'', Simon Keza, Edited and translated by Laszlo Veszpremy and Frank Schaer with a study by Jeno Szucs ...

, Archbishop of

Eger Eger ( , ; ; also known by other alternative names) is the county seat of Heves County, and the second largest city in Northern Hungary (after Miskolc). A city with county rights. Eger is best known for its castle, thermal baths, baroque bui ...

(2007 - ; 1992 - 2007 Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom) * Dr. György Udvardy, Archbishop of Veszprém (2011 - 2019 Bishop of Pécs; 2004 - 2011 Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom-Budapest) *

Péter Fülöp Kocsis Péter Fülöp Kocsis (born 13 January 1963 in Szeged, Hungary) is a Hungarian Greek Catholic archbishop. He is as metropolitan archbishop of the Archeparchy of Hajdúdorog, the head of the Hungarian Greek Catholic Church. Biography Metropolitan ...

, Archbishop of Hajdúdorog (2015 - ; Bishop of Hajdúdorog 2008 - 2015) * Dr. András Veres,

Bishop of Győr A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...

(2016 - ; 2006 - 2016 Bishop of Szombathely, 1999 - 2006 Auxiliary Bishop of Eger, 19 January 2011 - 9 April 2011 Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Pécs) * Dr. Lászlo Kiss-Rigó, Bishop of Szeged-Csanád (2006 - ; 2004 - 2006 Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom-Budapest) * Tamás Cirill Hortobágyi O.S.B., Archabbot of Pannonhalma territorial abbey (2018 - ) * László Varga, Bishop of Kaposvár (2017 - ) * Antal Spányi, Bishop of Székesfehérvár (2003 - ; 1998 - 2003 Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom-Budapest) * Dr. Atanáz Orosz, Bishop of Miskolc (2015 - ; 2011 – 2015 Apostolic Exarch of Miskolc) * Ferenc Palánki, Bishop of Debrecen-Nyíregyháza (2015 - ; 2010 - 2015 Auxiliary Bishop of Eger) * Dr.

János Székely János József Székely (born 13 May 1983) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a right winger. Career Born in Timișoara of Hungarian heritage, he started his football career with local club Politehnica Timișoara, where he played ...

, Bishop of Szombathely (2017 - ; 2007 - 2017 Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom-Budapest) * Fr. Ábel Szocska O.S.B.M., Bishop of Nyíregyháza (2015 - ) * Zsolt Marton,

Bishop of Vác A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...

(2019 - ) * László Felföldi, Bishop of Pécs (2021 - ) * Tibor Berta,

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(2021 - )

Auxiliary bishops

* Dr. Ferenc Cserháti, Titular Bishop of Centuria, Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom-Budapest (in charge of the pastoral care of Hungarians living abroad, lives in Munich.) (2007 - ) * Dr. Lajos Varga, Titular Bishop of Sicca Veneria, Auxiliary Bishop of Vác, vicar general (2006 - ) * Dr. Gábor Mohos, Titular Bishop of Iliturgi, Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom-Budapest (2018 - ) * Szabolcs Benedek Fekete, Titular Bishop of Basti, Auxiliary Bishop of Szombathely (2022 - )

Retired Bishops (who are not members of the conference)

* Endre Gyulay, Bishop Emeritus of Szeged-Csanád (1987 - 2006) * Dr. Szilárd Keresztes, Bishop Emeritus of Hajdúdorog (1975 - 1988 Auxiliary Bishop of Hajdúdorog, 1988 - 2007 Bishop of Hajdúdorog, 1988 - 2008 Apostolic Governor of Miskolc) * Dr.

Gáspár Ladocsi Gáspár is a Hungarian masculine given name, equivalent to English Jasper, and may refer to: * Gáspár Bekes (1520–1579), Hungarian nobleman * Gáspár Boldizsár ( fl. 1990s), Hungarian sprint canoer * Gáspár Borbás (1884–1976), Hungaria ...

, Titular Bishop of Risinium, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Esztergom-Budapest (1994 - 2001 Military Ordinary, Bishop, 2001 - 2010 Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom-Budapest) *

Mihály Mayer Mihály Mayer (December 27, 1933 – September 4, 2000) was a Hungarian water polo player who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics, 1960 Summer Olympics, 1964 Summer Olympics, and in the 1968 Summer Olympics. He is one of eight male athletes ...

, Bishop Emeritus of Pécs (1988 - 1989 Auxiliary Bishop of Pécs, 1989 - 2011 Bishop of Pécs) * Dr.

István Katona István () is a Hungarian language equivalent of the name Stephen or Stefan. It may refer to: People with the given name Nobles, palatines and judges royal * Stephen I of Hungary (c. 975–1038), last grand prince of the Hungarians and first ki ...

, Titular Bishop of Brixellum, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Eger, vicar general, high-provost (1997 - 2013; 1989 - 1997 Auxiliary Bishop of Vác) * Nándor Bosák, Bishop Emeritus of Debrecen-Nyíregyháza (1993 - 2015) * Dr. Lajos Pápai, Bishop Emeritus of Győr (1991 - 2016) * Béla Balás, Bishop Emeritus of Kaposvár (1993 - 2017; 1992 - 1993 Auxiliary Bishop of Veszprém) * Dr. Asztrik Várszegi O.S.B., Archabbot Emeritus of Pannonhalma territorial abbey, Titular Bishop of Culus (1991 - 2018; 1988 - 1991 Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom) * Dr. Gyula Márfi Archbishop Emeritus of Veszprém (1997 - 2019; 1995 - 1997 Auxiliary Bishop of Eger) * Dr. Miklós Beer, Bishop Emeritus of Vác (2003 - 2019; 2000 - 2003 Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom-Budapest) *

László Bíró László József Bíró (; born László József Schweiger; 29 September 1899 – 24 October 1985), Hispanicized as Ladislao José Biro, was a Hungarian-Argentine inventor who patented the first commercially successful modern ballpoint pen. Th ...

, Military Ordinary Emeritus (2008 - 2021; 1994 - 2008 Auxiliary Bishop of Kalocsa-Kecskemét)

The Hungarian Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Permanent Council members

* Dr. Andras Veres, Bishop of Győr, President of the HCBC * Dr. György Udvardy Archbishop of Veszprém, Vice President * Dr.

, Cardinal, Primate of Hungary, Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest, President emeritus of the HCBC, President emeritus of the CCEE * Dr.

, Bishop of Szombathely

References

External links

* https://web.archive.org/web/20060506152656/http://uj.katolikus.hu/adattar.php?h=6 * http://uj.katolikus.hu/adattar.php?h=23 * http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/country/hu.html * http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/conference/050.htm {{Authority control

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