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The parish density of the Kingdom of Hungary around 1330 [1] Paid papal tithes per settlement in the Kingdom of Hungary between 1332–1337 [1]. The List of Papal Tithes from 1332–1337 (Hungarian: 1332–1337. évi pápai tizedjegyzék) is the most important historical source for the ecclesiastical topography of medieval Kingdom of Hungary, containing the names of parishes and of their ...
The parish system survived the Reformation with the Anglican Church's secession from Rome remaining largely untouched; thus, it shares its roots with the Catholic Church's system described below. Parishes may extend into different counties or hundreds and historically many parishes comprised extra outlying portions in addition to its principal ...
Hungarian Catholics, like elsewhere, are part of the worldwide Catholic Church under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.. According to a 2019 survey by Eurobarometer, 62% of Hungarians consider themselves Catholics.
On November 11, 1949, by the decision of the Holy Synod of the ROC, "Hungarian Orthodox parishes that have not been under anyone's jurisdiction to date or have lost Russian jurisdiction during the war are united into the "Provisional Administration of Hungarian Orthodox Parishes"", the superior of which was appointed with the name "Dean" (administrator) Archpriest John Kopolovich; at the same ...
Hungary's Greek Catholics were originally concentrated in what is now northeastern Hungary. This region was historically inhabited by Byzantine Rite Christians from the Carpathian Mountains (Ruthenians and Romanians).
The Kingdom of Hungary was a Central European regional power, encompassing about 320,000 km 2 (120,000 sq mi) of land in the 15th century. It was a composite monarchy: the Hungarian kings also ruled Croatia, and two provinces, Transylvania (in the east) and Slavonia (in the southwest), had their own peculiar administrative systems. [30]
A paramount chieftain (or grand prince), always a member of the Árpád dynasty, [E] ruled the Magyars in the 10th century, [89] but central authority was weak and the heads of the Magyar tribes pursued independent foreign policy. [90] At least two of the Magyar chieftains started negotiations with the Byzantines and converted to Christianity.
A parish has two constitutive elements: a body of Christian faithful and a parish priest (called the pastor in the United States) to serve their spiritual needs. The parish is a "juridic person" under canon law, and thus recognized as a unit with certain rights and responsibilities. [14] It is not autonomous, however.