Hungarian Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Miskolc
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The Greek Catholic Eparchy of Miskolc is an eparchy (
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diocese) of the
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(Latin ''Miskolcensis''), a Metropolitan
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''sui juris'' which uses the
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in the
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. It is a
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of the
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, a Metropolitanate ''sui juris'' and the Hungarian Catholics' only province, entirely in
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and depending on the
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. Its
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episcopal see is Nagyboldogasszony püspöki székesegyház, in
Miskolc Miskolc ( , , ; Czech language, Czech and sk, Miškovec; german: Mischkolz; yi, script=Latn, Mishkoltz; ro, Mișcolț) is a city in northeastern Hungary, known for its heavy industry. With a population of 161,265 (1 Jan 2014) Miskolc is the ...
, in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén (northeastern
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).


History

* It was established on 4 June 1924 as
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of Miskolc, an Eastern Catholic missionary pre-diocesan jurisdiction (comparable to a Latin
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or here rather to an Apostolic Vicariate as all incumbents held
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s). It consisted of the 21 Rusyn parishes formerly in the diocese of Prešov that remained in Hungarian territory after Czechoslovakia was created. They were provided with a distinct identity because they used Slavonic in the liturgy. By the 1940s, however, they had all begun to use Hungarian. * On 5 March 2011 it gained territory from the then
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, now its Metropolitan. * On 20 March 2015 it was promoted as Eparchy (Diocese) of Miskolc and became
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of the simultaneously elevated Metropolitan Archeparchy (Archdiocese) of Hajdúdorog, which also became the newly created Eparchy of Nyiregyháza's Metropolitan.


Episcopal Hierarchs

;''Apostolic Exarchs of Miskolc'' *
Antal Papp Antal Papp (17 November 1867 – 24 December 1945) was a Ruthenian and Hungarian Greek Catholic hierarch. He was bishop of the Ruthenian Catholic Eparchy of Mukacheve from 1912 to 1924, Apostolic Administrator of the new created Hungarian Gree ...
(1924.07.14 – 1945.12.24) (born Ukraine),
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of
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(1924.07.14 – 1945.12.24); previously Titular Bishop of
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(1912.04.29 – 1912.06.02) &
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of
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(
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) (1912.04.29 – 1912.06.02), succeeding as Eparch (Bishop) of Mukacheve of the Ruthenians (1912.06.02 – 1924.07.14) * Miklós Dudás,
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(O.S.B.M.) (1946.10.14 – 1972.07.15), while Eparch (Bishop) of Hajdúdorog of the Hungarians (Hungary) (1939.03.25 – 1972.07.15) *
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 ...
(1975.01.07 – 1988.03.30), while Eparch of Hajdúdorog of the Hungarians (Hungary) (1975.01.07 – 1988.03.30) * Szilárd Keresztes (1988.06.30 – 2007.11.10), while Bishop of Hajdúdorog of the Hungarians (Hungary) (1988.06.30 – 2007.11.10); previously Titular Bishop of
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(1975.01.07 – 1988.06.30) & Auxiliary Eparch of Hajdúdorog of the Hungarians (Hungary) (1975.01.07 – 1988.06.30); later
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of Hajdúdorog of the Hungarians (2007.11.10 – 2008.05.02) *''
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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 ...
(2008.05.02 – 2011.03.05), while Eparch of Hajdúdorog of the Hungarians (Hungary) (2008.05.02 – 2015.03.20), later promoted its first Archeparch (Metropolitan of Hajdúdorog of the Hungarians) (2015.03.20 – ...), President of Council of the Hungarian Church (2015.03.20 – ...) *
Atanáz Orosz Bishop Atanáz László Orosz (born 11 May 1960 in Nyíregyháza, Hungary) is a Hungarian Greek Catholic hierarch as the Eparchial Bishop of the new elevated Hungarian Catholic Eparchy of Miskolc since 20 March 2015 and was the Titular Bishop of ...
(2011.03.05 – 2015.03.20 ''see below''), Titular Bishop of Panium (2011.03.05 – 2015.03.20) ;''Suffragan Eparchs (Bishops) of Miskolc * Atanáz Orosz (''see above'' 2015.03.20 – ...), also
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of Nyíregyháza of the Hungarians (Hungary) (2015.03.20 – 2015.10.31).


Statistics and extent

As per 2014, it pastorally served 51,100 Hungarian (Byzantine rite) Catholics in 62 parishes and 10 missions with 71 priests (diocesan) and 21 seminarians. The eparchy covers three Hungarian comitat (counties) : Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén,
Heves Heves is a small town in eastern Hungary. About 100 km east of Budapest, Heves lies at the northern extreme of the Great Hungarian Plain, just south of the Mátra and Bükk hills and west of the Tisza River. Heves gave its name to the Heves ...
and
Nógrád Nógrád ( sk, Novohrad; german: Neuburg) is a village in Nógrád County, Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukrain ...
, plus part of Hajdúnánás. Since 2012,'
su
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(consulté le 6 novembre 2013) the then exarchate include 59 parishes (in Hungarian : ''parókia'') grouped in six vicariates : Abod,
Edelény Edelény is a town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Northern Hungary. It lies in the valley of Bódva River, north of the county seat, Miskolc. The historic L'Huillier-Coburg Palace is located there. History The area has been inhabited since ...
, Irota,
Kazincbarcika Kazincbarcika is an industrial town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Northern Hungary. It lies in the valley of the river Sajó, away from the county capital, Miskolc. History Kazincbarcika was created during the Socialist industrialization ...
, Múcsony,
Ózd Ózd () is a town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Northern Hungary, from the county seat of Miskolc. Ózd is the second largest municipality in the county. History The area has been inhabited since ancient times. The village of Ózd was fir ...
, Rakaca, Rakacaszend,
Sajószentpéter Sajószentpéter (german: Sankt Peter; la, Villa Sancti Petri) is a town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, Northern Hungary. It lies in the Miskolc–Kazincbarcika agglomeration, 10 kilometres away from the county capital. History The town was m ...
,
Szuhakálló Szuhakálló is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the nor ...
, Viszló, Baktakék, Csobád,
Encs Encs is a small town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Northern Hungary, 30 kilometers from the county capital Miskolc. History The area has been inhabited for at least 6,000 years. After the Hungarians occupied the area, it became part of ''Ú ...
, Felsővadász, Gadna, Garadna,
Homrogd Homrogd is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, ...
, Kány,
Mogyoróska Mogyoróska is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County in northeastern Hungary.Pere,
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Szikszó Szikszó is a small town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Northern Hungary, from county capital Miskolc. History Szikszó was first mentioned in documents in 1280. It belonged to the estate of the Aba clan. After 1370 Aba Estates in the area b ...
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Abaújszántó Abaújszántó is a small town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Northern Hungary, about from the county seat Miskolc. It belongs to the famous Tokaj-Hegyalja wine district. History Abaújszántó has been inhabited since ancient times. The Hung ...
, Baskó,
Bekecs Bekecs is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, Hungary. In the 19th and 20th centuries, a small Jewish community lived in the village, in 1880 109 Jews lived in the village, most of whom were murdered in the Holocaust The Holoca ...
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Bodrogkeresztúr Bodrogkeresztúr (shortly, ''"Keresztúr"'', yi, קערעסטיר) is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Hungary. Before World War II, there was a sizable Jewish community in Bodrogkeresztúr. At its height, there were 535 Jews in the ...
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Bodrogolaszi Bodrogolaszi is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Hungary. Jews lived in Bodrogolaszi for many years until they were murdered in the Holocaust The Holocaust, also known as the Shoah, was the genocide of European Jews durin ...
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Boldogkőváralja Boldogkőváralja is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Hungary. As per 2004 census, this municipality had 1,173 inhabitants. Personalities * Jozef Vavrek (* 1898† 1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached ...
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Komlóska Komlóska ( rue, Комловшка; sk, Komlóška) is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County in northeastern Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is ...
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Mezőzombor Mezőzombor is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County in northeastern Hungary.Szerencs Szerencs is a town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Northern Hungary. It lies away from Miskolc, and away from Budapest. It has about 9,100 inhabitants. History Szerencs grew into a town where the Great Plain and the Zemplén mountains meet. I ...
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Tokaj Tokaj () is a historical town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Northern Hungary, 54 kilometers from county capital Miskolc. It is the centre of the Tokaj-Hegyalja wine district where Tokaji wine is produced. History The wine-growing area wa ...
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Tolcsva ez maga Zsombibacsi uradalma Tolcsva is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Hungary. It is the birthplace of film pioneer William Fox (producer), William Fox. Notable residents * Barna Buza, Hungarian politician and jurist, Minister of A ...
, Miskolc-Avas, Miskolc (-Belváros), Miskolc-Diósgyőr, Miskolc-Görömböly, Miskolc-Szirma, Arnót, Berzék,
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 ...
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Emőd Emőd is a very small town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Northern Hungary, 25 kilometers from county capital Miskolc. History The area has been inhabited since the Conquest of Hungary. Its name comes from an old Hungarian personal name. The ...
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Felsőzsolca Felsőzsolca is a small town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Northern Hungary, in the Miskolc agglomeration. It is the city with the tenth highest population in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county and the second biggest in the Miskolc agglomeration. ...
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Hejőkeresztúr Hejőkeresztúr is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Hungary. External links Street map
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Sajópálfala Sajópálfala is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County in northeastern Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia t ...
, Sajópetri, Sajóvámos,
Szirmabesenyő Szirmabesenyő ( sk, Bešeňovo) is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slov ...
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Tiszaújváros Tiszaújváros (; sk, Nové Mesto nad Tisou) is an industrial town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Northern Hungary, south-east of Miskolc, near the river Tisza. History Tiszaújváros as a town owes its existence to the industrialization wav ...
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Alsóregmec Alsóregmec ( sk, Nižný Redmec) is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Hungary. Few Jews lived in the village and there is still a Jewish cemetery there. Many of them were murdered in the Holocaust. Notable residents * Ferenc Kazinczy ...
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Dámóc Dámóc is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County in northeastern Hungary. it had a population of 407. The town is home to a Hungarian Greek Catholic Church, founded in 1735, and built between 1816 and 1832 in Baroque Revival The Bar ...
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Filkeháza Filkeháza ( rue, Φилкехаза) is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County in northeastern Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by ...
, Kenézlő, Mikóháza, Pácin, Rudabányácska,
Sárospatak Sárospatak (german: Potok am Bodroch; la, Potamopolis; sk, Šarišský Potok or ; ) is a town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, northern Hungary. It lies northeast from Miskolc, in the Bodrog river valley. The town, often called simply ''Pat ...
, Sárospatak-Végardó,
Sátoraljaújhely Sátoraljaújhely (; archaic german: Neustadt am Zeltberg ; sk, Nové Mesto pod Šiatrom; yi, איהעל, Ihel, or ) is a town located in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county in northern Hungary along the Slovak border. It is east from the county ...
, Vajdácska and Zemplénagárd.


See also

*
List of Catholic dioceses in Hungary The Roman Catholic Church in Hungary is composed of: * A Latin hierarchy, comprising ** four ecclesiastical provinces, comprising their Metropolitan archdioceses and in total nine suffragan dioceses ** the exempt Military Ordinariate ** the ex ...


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