The Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Hajdúdorog ( la, Archidioecesis Haidudoroghensis) is a
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archeparchy
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(Eastern Catholic archdiocese) of the
Greek Catholic Church in Hungary
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.
Its Metropolitan archeparch is the head of the
Greek Catholic Church in Hungary
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. The Metropolitanate is a ''
sui iuris
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''
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particular Church
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in full union with the
Catholic Church
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, which uses the
Byzantine Rite
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in
Hungarian language
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, covering the entire area of Hungary.
The archepiscopal cathedral is located in the city of
Hajdúdorog
Hajdúdorog () is a town in Hajdú-Bihar county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary. In 2001, 80.9% of the population of Hajdúdorog was Greek Catholic.
It is located at . Hajdúdorog had a population of 8797 in 2014 (down fro ...
, whereas the seat of the metropolitanate is in
Debrecen
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according to the founding bull.
History
On 8 June 1912, it was established as
Eparchy
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(Eastern Catholic diocese) of Hajdúdorog, on territory formerly belonging to the Metropolitanate ''sui juris'' of
Romanian Greek Catholic Major Archeparchy of Făgăraș and Alba Iulia
The Archeparchy of Făgăraș and Alba Iulia, ( la, Archidioecesis Fagarasiensis et Albae Iuliensis Romenorum) in Romanian language, Romanian ''Arhieparhia de Făgăraș și Alba Iulia'', is the only archeparchy of the Romanian Church United wit ...
,
Greek Catholic Metropolitan Archeparchy of Prešov
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, Latin Metropolitan
Archdiocese of Esztergom
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Mukachevo
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authorities, a bomb sent by
Ilie Cătărău
Ilie V. Cătărău (, reportedly born Katarov, last name also Cătărău-Orhei; Bogdan Florin Popovici"Muntele Tâmpa și simbolurile sale. De la Árpád la Stalin"Maramureş and Oradea Mare (in Romania) and on 5 March 2011 lost more territory to the pre-existing, also Hungarian (Greek) Catholic
Apostolic Exarchate of Miskolc
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.
On 20 March 2015, it was elevated to Archeparchy and Metropolitanate ''sui juris'', with two simultaneously created
suffragan
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Eparchies comprised in its new province:
* the
Hungarian Catholic Eparchy of Nyíregyháza
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, split from Hajdúdorog's former territory
* the
Hungarian Catholic Eparchy of Miskolc
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, promoting the former
Apostolic Exarchate
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of Miskolc to diocesan rank.
Special churches
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Cathedral
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: Istenszülő templomba vezetése Görög katolikus székesegyház, in Hajdúdorog
*
Minor Basilica
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: Görög Katolikus Lelkészi Hivatal Kegytemplom, in
Máriapócs
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; Eparchs (Bishops) of Hajdúdorog (Byzantine Rite) :
*
Antal Papp
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(1912 – 1913), Apostolic Administrator
* István Miklósy (23 June 1913 – 30 October 1937)
* Miklós Dudás,
O.S.B.M.
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(25 March 1939 – 15 July 1972)
*
Imre Timkó
Imre Timkó (13 August 1920 – 30 March 1988) was a Hungarian Greek Catholic hierarch. He was bishop of the Hungarian Greek Catholic Eparchy of Hajdúdorog from 1972 to 1988 and Apostolic Administrator of Apostolic Exarchate of Miskolc from 19 ...
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Apostolic Administrator
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10 November 2007 – 5 February 2008)''
* Bishop
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 ...
(5 February 2008 – ''20 March 2015 - see below'')
; Archeparchs (Archbishops) of Hajdúdorog (Byzantine Rite) :
* Archbishop
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 ...
(''see above - 20 March 2015'' – present)
See also
*
Roman Catholicism in Hungary
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According to a 2019 survey by Eurobarometer, 62% of Hunga ...