Hungarian Catholic Archeparchy of Hajdúdorog

The Hungarian (Greek) Catholic Archeparchy of Hajdúdorog (Latin: Archidioecesis Haidudoroghensis) is a Metropolitan archeparchy (Eastern Catholic archdiocese) of the Hungarian Greek Catholic Church.

Archeparchy of Hajdúdorog Archidioecesis Haidudoroghensis Hajdúdorogi Főegyházmegye
Hajdúdorog Cathedral
Location
Country	Hungary
Ecclesiastical province	Hungarian Greek Catholic Church
Metropolitan	sui iuris
Statistics
Area	73,341 km^2 (28,317 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2011) 8,207,275 197,501 (2.4%)
Information
Rite	Byzantine Rite
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Presentation of Mary in Hajdúdorog
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop	Péter Fülöp Kocsis
Bishops emeritus	Szilárd Keresztes
Map
Territory of the Archeparchy of Hajdudorog, excluding the Eparchy of Miskolc and Nyiregyhaza
Website
Website

Its Metropolitan archeparch is the head of the Hungarian Greek Catholic Church. The Metropolitanate is a sui iuris Eastern particular Church in full union with the Catholic Church, which uses the Byzantine Rite in Hungarian language, covering the entire area of Hungary.

The archepiscopal cathedral is located in the city of Hajdúdorog, whereas the seat of the metropolitanate is in Debrecen according to the founding bull.

History

On 8 June 1912, it was established as Eparchy (Eastern Catholic diocese) of Hajdúdorog, on territory formerly belonging to the Metropolitanate sui juris of Romanian Greek Catholic Major Archeparchy of Făgăraș and Alba Iulia, Slovak Catholic Metropolitan Archeparchy of Prešov, Latin Metropolitan Archdiocese of Esztergom (Hungary), Eparchies of Gherla, Armenopoli and Szamos-Ujvár, Mukachevo and Oradea Mare.

According to Austro-Hungarian authorities, a bomb sent by Ilie Cătărău exploded on 23 February 1914 at the palace of the new Eparchy of Hajdúdorog; 3 people were killed and over 20 wounded.

On 9 April 1934, the eparchy lost territory to Metropolitanate sui juris of Făgăraş and Alba Iulia and Eparchies of Maramureş and Oradea Mare (in Romania) and on 5 March 2011 lost more territory to the pre-existing, also Hungarian (Greek) Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Miskolc.

On 20 March 2015, it was elevated to Archeparchy and Metropolitanate sui juris, with two simultaneously created suffragan Eparchies comprised in its new province:

• the Hungarian Catholic Eparchy of Nyíregyháza, split from Hajdúdorog's former territory
• the Hungarian Catholic Eparchy of Miskolc, promoting the former Apostolic Exarchate of Miskolc to diocesan rank.

Special churches

• Cathedral : Istenszülő templomba vezetése Görög katolikus székesegyház, in Hajdúdorog
• Minor Basilica : Görög Katolikus Lelkészi Hivatal Kegytemplom, in Máriapócs, Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg

Incumbent Episcopate

Eparchs (Bishops) of Hajdúdorog (Byzantine Rite)

• Antal Papp (1912 – 1913), Apostolic Administrator
• István Miklósy (23 June 1913 – 30 October 1937)
• Miklós Dudás, O.S.B.M. (25 March 1939 – 15 July 1972)
• Imre Timkó (7 January 1975 – 30 March 1988)
• Szilárd Keresztes (30 June 1988 – 10 November 2007; previously Auxiliary Bishop and Titular Bishop of Chunavia 7 January 1975 – 30 June 1988)
• the above Szilárd Keresztes as Apostolic Administrator 10 November 2007 – 5 February 2008)
• Bishop Péter Fülöp Kocsis (5 February 2008 – 20 March 2015 - see below)

Archeparchs (Archbishops) of Hajdúdorog (Byzantine Rite)

• Archbishop Péter Fülöp Kocsis (see above - 20 March 2015 – present)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Hungary

References

Sources and external links

• GCatholic.org, with biography links from incumbent (arch)bishops
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Véghseő Tamás: Our Paths. Byzantine Rite Catholics in Hungary