{{Short description|Roman Catholic archdiocese in Hungary}} {{Infobox diocese | jurisdiction = Diocese | name = Eger | latin = Archidioecesis Agriensis | local = Egri főegyházmegye | image = Eger Cathedral.jpg | image_size = 300px | image_alt = | caption = Eger Cathedral Basilcia | coat = | coat_size = | coat_alt = | coat_caption = <!---- Locations ----> | country = {{flag|Hungary}} | territory = | province = Eger | deaneries = | headquarters = | coordinates = <!---- Statistics ----> | area_km2 = 11,500 | area_footnotes = | population = 1,260,000 | population_as_of = 2013 | catholics = 685,000 | catholics_percent = 54.4 | parishes = <!-- Number of parishes in the diocese --> | churches = <!-- Number of churches in the diocese --> | congregations = <!-- Number of congregations in the diocese --> | schools = <!-- Number of church supported schools in the diocese --> | members = <!-- Number of members in the diocese --> <!---- Information ----> | denomination = Catholic | sui_iuris_church = Latin Church | rite = Roman Rite | established = | cathedral = Cathedral Basilica of St John the Evangelist, St Michael and the Immaculate Conception in Eger | cocathedral = | patron = | priests = <!---- Current leadership ----> | pope = {{Incumbent pope}} | bishop = Csaba Ternyák | bishop_title = Archbishop | coadjutor = | suffragans = | auxiliary_bishops = | apostolic_admin = | vicar_general = | episcopal_vicar = | judicial_vicar = | emeritus_bishops = <!---- Map ----> | map = Ungheria - Arcidiocesi di Eger.jpg | map_size = 300px | map_alt = | map_caption = Map of the archdiocese <!---- Website ----> | website = {{Official website|http://www.eger.egyhazmegye.hu/|eger.egyhazmegye.hu}} | footnotes = }}
The '''Archdiocese of Eger ''' ({{langx|la|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) thumb|300px|Szent János apostol és evangélista, Szent Mihály főangyal, Szeplőtelen Fogantatás főszékesegyház bazilika <br>(''Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Apostle and Evangelist, St. Michael and the Immaculate Conception'')
* 1993: It received two new suffragan dioceses, Debrecen-Nyíregyháza (then created) and Vác
==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=== * 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
==Suffragan dioceses== * Roman Catholic Diocese of Debrecen–Nyíregyháza * Roman Catholic Diocese of Vác
==See also== *Catholic Church in Hungary
==Sources== * [http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/eger0.htm GCatholic.org] * [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/deger.html Catholic Hierarchy] * [http://www.agria.hu/ersekseg/ Diocese website] {{in lang|hu}} * [http://www.eger.egyhazmegye.hu/ Diocese website]
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