Hungarian Greek Catholic Church

Greek Catholic Church in Hungary
ClassificationCatholic
OrientationEastern Catholic
TheologyCatholic theology
PolityEpiscopal
GovernanceMetropolitanate
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopMetropolitan Péter Fülöp Kocsis
AssociationsCongregation for the Oriental Churches
RegionHungary
LanguageHungarian
LiturgyByzantine Rite
HeadquartersDebrecen, Hungary[1]
Origin8 June 1912
Hungary
Congregations187[2]
Members326,200[2]
Official websitegorogkatolikus.hu
Greek Catholic Church in Hungary administrative divisions

The Hungarian Greek Catholic Church[a] or the Byzantine Catholic Church in Hungary is a sui iuris (autonomous) Eastern Catholic church based in Hungary. As a particular church of the Catholic Church, it is in full communion with the Holy See.[3][4][1] Its liturgical usage is that of the Byzantine Rite in the Hungarian language.

  1. ^ a b "Ferenc pápa megalapította a Hajdúdorogi Metropóliát" (in Hungarian). Hungarian Catholic Church website. 20 March 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  2. ^ a b Roberson, Ronald G. "The Eastern Catholic Churches 2014" (PDF). Eastern Catholic Churches Statistics. Catholic Near East Welfare Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  3. ^ "Metropolitanate of Hajdúdorog". GCatholic. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Metropolitan Archeparchy of Hajdúdorog".


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