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Hungarian Catholic Bishops' Conference

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Hungarian Catholic Bishops' Conference (HCBC) (in Hungarian: Magyar Katolikus Püspöki Konferencia) is the Episcopal Conference of Catholic bishops of Hungary.

The Bishops' Conference

After the Second Vatican Council the Hungarian Catholic Bishops' Conference was created. Its first chairman was Archbishop of Kalocsa-Kecskemét Endre Hamvash.[1] On May 5, 2001, the Holy See approved the Charter of the Conference of the Catholic Bishops of Hungary.[2] Currently, it is headed by Bishop András Veres.

The Hungarian Conference of Catholic Bishops is a full member of the Council of Conferences of Catholic Bishops of Europe and the Council of Conferences of Catholic Bishops of the European Union.

It consists of 21 integrants: 15 bishops, heads of 15 archdioceses and dioceses of Hungary (including three bishops of the Hungarian Greek Catholic Church), 4 auxiliary bishops, the abbot of the territorial abbey of Pannonhalma and the head of the military ordinate of Hungary [3]

List of presidents

  • Archbishop Endre Hamvas (1966–1969)
    Archbishop of Kalocsa
  • Archbishop József Ijjas (1969-1976)
    Archbishop of Kalocsa
  • Cardinal László Lékai (1976-1986)
    The Primate of Hungary, Archbishop of Esztergom
  • Cardinal László Paskai (1986–1990)
    The Primate of Hungary, Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest
  • Archbishop István Seregély (1990–2005)
    Archbishop of Eger
  • Cardinal Péter Erdő (2005–2015)
    The Primate of Hungary, Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest
  • Bishop András Veres (2015-)
    Bishop of Győr

Officials

  • President: Dr. András Veres, Bishop of Győr
  • Vice President: Dr. György Udvardy, Archbishop of Veszprém
  • Secretary, Spokesperson: Dr. Tamás Tóth
  • Bureau Director: Dr. Gábor Németh

The secretariat address: 45 Városligeti fasor, Budapest, H-1071 HUNGARY

Members

Diocesan bishops

Auxiliary bishops

  • Dr. Ferenc Cserháti, Titular Bishop of Centuria, Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom-Budapest (in charge of the pastoral care of Hungarians living abroad, lives in Munich.) (2007 - )
  • Dr. Lajos Varga, Titular Bishop of Sicca Veneria, Auxiliary Bishop of Vác, vicar general (2006 - )
  • Dr. Gábor Mohos, Titular Bishop of Iliturgi, Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom-Budapest (2018 - )
  • Szabolcs Benedek Fekete, Titular Bishop of Basti, Auxiliary Bishop of Szombathely (2022 - )

Retired Bishops (who are not members of the conference)

The Hungarian Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Permanent Council members

See also

References

  1. ^ Hungarian Episcopal Conference на сайте gcatholic.org
  2. ^ Annuario Pontificio, Libreria Editrice Vaticana, Città del Vaticano, 2003, стр. 1017, ISBN 88-209-7422-3
  3. ^ "Hungarian Catholic Church | Portraits".
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungarian_Catholic_Bishops%27_Conference