Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Eger

Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Eger
latin= Dioecesis Agriensis
country= Hungary | rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = Szent János apostol és evangélista,
Szent Mihály főangyal,
Szeplőtelen Fogantatás főszékesegyház bazilika
("Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of
St. John the Apstole and Evangelist,
St. Michael and the Immaculate Conception")
cocathedral =
area= 11,500
population= 1,260,000
population_as_of= 2006
catholics= 690,000
catholics_percent= 54.8
bishop= Csaba Ternyák
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops = István Katona

The Archiocese of Eger {Latin: " Agrien(sis)"} is an archdiocese located in the city of Eger in Hungary.

History

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

Leadership

* Bishops of Eger (Roman rite)
** Archbishop Csaba Ternyák (since 2007.03.15)
** Archbishop István Seregély (1987.06.05 – 2007.03.15)
** Archbishop László Kádár, O. Cist. (1978.03.02 – 1986.12.20)
** Archbishop József Bánk (1974.02.02 – 1978.03.02)
** Archbishop Pavol Brezanóczy (1969.01.10 – 1972.02.11)
** Archbishop Pavol Brezanóczy (Apostolic Administrator 1959 – 1964.09.15)
** Archbishop Giulio Czapik (1943.05.07 – 1956.04.25)
** Archbishop Ludovít Szmrecsányi (1912.10.20 – 1943.01.28)
** Cardinal József Samassa (1873.07.25 – 1912.08.20)
** Archbishop Béla Bartakovič (1850.09.30 – ?)
** Patriarch Ján Krstitel Ladislav Pryker, O.Cist (1827.04.09 – 1847.12.02)
** Archbishop Istvan Fischer de Nagy (1807.09.18 – 1822.07.04)
** Archbishop Ferenc Fuchs (1804.08.09 – ?)
* Bishops of Eger (Roman rite)
** Archbishop Štefan Szuhay (1600 – 1607)
** Cardinal Antal Verancsics (1560.07.17 – 1570.09.25)
** Bishop František Ujlaky (1554.08.03 – 1555.02.01)
** Archbishop Pavol Várdai (1523 – 1526)
** Pope Clement VII (Giulio de’ Medici) (1520.09.12 – 1523.06.18)
** Cardinal Ippolito I d’Este (Apostolic Administrator 1497.12.20 – 1520.09.03)
** Cardinal Tamás Bakócz (1497.06.09 – 1497.12.20)
** Archbishop Johann Beckenschlager (1467.06.13 – 1474.03.15)

uffragan Dioceses

* Debrecen–Nyíregyháza
* Vác

ee also

*Roman Catholicism in Hungary

ource

* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/eger0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/deger.html Catholic Hierarchy]
* [http://www.agria.hu/ersekseg/ Diocese Website] hu icon
* [http://www.eger.egyhazmegye.hu/ Diocese Website]