Archdiocese of Kalocsa–Kecskemét
Colocen(sis)-Kecskemeten(sis)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Kalocsa–Kecskemét, Hungary
The Archdiocese of Kalocsa-Kecskemét is a Latin Church metropolitan archdiocese in southern Hungary, established as an archbishopric around 1009. Its suffragans are the dioceses of Pécs and Szeged-Csanád. Balázs Bábel has been archbishop since 1999.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 1009
- Latin
- Colocen(sis)-Kecskemeten(sis)
- Patron
- Saint Paul the Apostle
- Annuario code
- 001001787
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 368,755
- Population
- 536,409
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 68.7%
- Priests
- 101
- Catholics per priest
- 3,651
- Extent
- 8,372 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 44
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Balázs Bábel
- Born
- 18 October 1950
- Birthplace
- Gyón
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of the Assumption, Kalocsa stands in Kalocsa–Kecskemét, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Kalocsa-Kecskemét
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of PécsPécs
- Diocese of Szeged–CsanádSzeged–Csanád
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Under the patronage of Saint Paul, the Archdiocese of Kalocsa-Kecskemét (Hungarian: Kalocsa-Kecskeméti Főegyházmegye, Latin: Archidioecesis Colocensis-Kecskemetensis) is a Latin Church archdiocese in Hungary. It holds metropolitan authority over the Diocese of Pécs and the Diocese of Szeged-Csanád. Balázs Bábel has served as archbishop since his appointment in 1999.
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The see's own website · Wikipedia
Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.