Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Veszprém
The Archdiocese of Veszprém (Hungarian: Veszprémi Főegyházmegye, Latin: Archidioecesis Veszprimiensis) is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Hungary. Believed to have been established in 1009 AD by King Stephen I of Hungary, as the Diocese of Veszprém, the diocese was originally a suffragan to the Archdiocese of Esztergom. In 1992, the Diocese was elevated to an Archdiocese. The Archdiocese is the Metropolitan of the Diocese of Kaposvár and the Diocese of Szombathely.
LOCATION
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| Ecclesiastical province | Veszprém
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STATISTICS
| Area | 6,920 km (2,670 sq mi)
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| Parishes | 180
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INFORMATION
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| Established | 1009
(As Diocese of Veszprém) 31 May 1993 (As Archdiocese of Veszprém) |
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LEADERSHIP
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| Metropolitan Archbishop | György Udvardy (appointed by Pope Francis on July 12, 2019; formerly, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pécs, in Pécs, Hungary
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| Vicar General | Miklós Szerenka
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| Bishops emeritus | Archbishop Emeritus Gyula Márfi, and József Szendi
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