Archdiocese of Eger

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The Archdiocese of Eger (Latin: Archidioecesis Agriensis) 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 with four suffragan dioceses: Satu Mare (until 1930), Spiš (until 1937), Košice (until 1977) and Rožňava (until 1977)

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–?)

Bishops of Eger

Suffragan dioceses