The Archdiocese of Eger () is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Northern Hungary, its centre is the city of Eger.

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 (1987–2007) László Kádár, O. Cist. (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, O.Cist. (1827–1847) István Fisher (1807–1822) Ferenc Fuchs (1804–?)

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Eger

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 Cardinal in 1573) Ferenc Ujlaky (1554–1555) Pál Várdai (1523–1526) Tamás Bakócz (1497–1497), appointed Archbishop of Esztergom and later Latin Patriarch of Constantinople (elevated to Cardinal in 1500) Ascanio Sforza (1492–1497) Johann Beckenschlager (1467–1474) Michael Szécsényi (1363–1377) Nicholas Dörögdi (1330–1361) Csanád Telegdi (1322–1330), appointed Archbishop of Esztergom Martin (1306–1322) Andrew (1275–1305) Lampert Hont-Pázmány (1245–1275) Cletus Bél (1224–1245) Thomas (1217–1224), appointed Archbishop of Esztergom Chama (1158–1166), appointed Archbishop of Kalocsa Lucas (1156–1158), appointed Archbishop of Esztergom Martyrius (1142–1150), appointed Archbishop of Esztergom

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Eger

Suffragan dioceses

Roman Catholic Diocese of Debrecen–Nyíregyháza

Roman Catholic Diocese of Vác

See also

Roman Catholicism in Hungary

Sources

GCatholic.org

Catholic Hierarchy

Diocese Website

Diocese Website

Roman Catholic dioceses in Hungary

Dioceses established in the 10th century

1000 establishments in Europe

10th-century establishments in Hungary

Religious organizations established in the 1000s

Eger

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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Eger