Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kalocsa–Kecskemét
The Archdiocese of Kalocsa–Kecskemét (Hungarian: Kalocsa–Kecskeméti Főegyházmegye, Latin: Archidioecesis Colocensis–Kecskemetensis) is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Hungary. The diocese is the metropolitan of the Diocese of Pécs and the Diocese of Szeged–Csanád. Its patron saint is Saint Paul. The current archbishop is Balázs Bábel, who was appointed in 1999.
Archdiocese of Kalocsa–Kecskemét Archidioecesis Colocensis–Kecskemetensis Kalocsa–Kecskeméti főegyházmegye | |
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Cathedral in Kalocsa | |
| Location | |
| Country | Hungary |
| Ecclesiastical province | Kalocsa-Kecskemét |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 8,372 km2 (3,232 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2014) 536,409 368,755 (68.7%) |
| Parishes | 127 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Rite | Latin |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Assumption in Kalocsa |
| Co-cathedral | Co-Cathedral of the Ascension of Our Lord in Kecskemét |
| Patron saint | St Paul |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Balázs Bábel |
| Suffragans | Diocese of Pécs Diocese of Szeged–Csanád |
| Vicar General | Finta József |
| Episcopal Vicars | Polyák Imre |
| Map | |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
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