The Archdiocese of Eger ( la, Archidioecesis Agriensis) is an

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in Northern Hungary, its centre is the city 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 build ...

History

* 1000: Established as Diocese of Eger * August 9, 1804: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Eger

Ordinaries, in reverse chronogical order

Archbishops of Eger

* Csaba Ternyák (2007-present) *

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 ...

(1987-2007) * László Kádár,

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(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 Johann Ladislaus Pyrker (von Oberwart) ''(von Felsö-Eör)'' ( hu, felsőőri Pyrker János László; 2 November 1772 in Nagyláng, Soponya, near Székesfehérvár, Hungary – 2 December 1847 at Vienna) was a Hungarian Cistercian abbot, archbi ...

, 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

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in 1573) * Ferenc Ujlaky (1554-1555) * Pál Várdai (1523-1526) *

Tamás Bakócz Tamás Bakócz (1442, in Erdőd15 June 1521, in Esztergom) was a Hungarian archbishop, cardinal and statesman. He was the son of a wagoner and was adopted by his uncle, who trained him for the priesthood and whom he succeeded as rector of Tét ...

(1497-1497), appointed Archbishop of Esztergom and later

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(elevated to

in 1500) *

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(1492-1497) * Johann Beckenschlager (1467-1474) *

Michael Szécsényi Michael Szécsényi ( hu, Szécsényi Mihály; 1317–1377) was a Hungarian prelate in the 14th century, who served as Bishop of Vác from 1342 to 1362, then Bishop of Eger from 1362 (or 1363) until his death. Life Szécsényi came from the powe ...

(1363-1377) *

Nicholas Dörögdi Nicholas Dörögdi ( hu, Dörögdi Miklós; died 1361) was a Hungarian prelate in the first half of the 14th century. He was elected Archbishop of Esztergom between 1329 and 1330, then Bishop of Eger from 1330 until his death. Ancestry and earl ...

(1330–1361) *

Csanád Telegdi Csanád Telegdi ( hu, Telegdi Csanád; died 1349) was a Hungarian prelate in the first half of the 14th century. He served as Bishop of Eger from 1322 to 1330, then Archbishop of Esztergom from 1330 until his death. Descending from an old Hungar ...

(1322–1330), appointed Archbishop of Esztergom *

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(1306–1322) *

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(1275–1305) * Lampert Hont-Pázmány (1245–1275) *

Cletus Bél Cletus from the kindred Bél ( hu, Bél nembeli Kilit; died December 1245) was a Hungarian prelate in the first half of the 13th century, who served as Bishop of Eger from 1224 to 1245. As royal chancellor, he drafted the Golden Bull of 1222 issu ...

(1224–1245) *

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(1217–1224), appointed Archbishop of Esztergom * Chama (1158–1166), appointed

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* 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 The Diocese of Vác, ( la, Dioecesis Vaciensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic church in Hungary. The diocese was created in 1008 by St. Stephen, the first King of Hungary. Originally known as the "Diocese of ...

Sources

GCatholic.org

Diocese Website

Diocese Website
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