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 share
- 68.7%
- Priests
- 101
- Catholics per priest
- 3,651
- Extent
- 8,372 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 44
of the people living within its bounds
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.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].