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Christianity is the largest religion in Hungary, with Catholicism and Calvinism being its main denominations.. In the national census of 2022, 42.5% of the population identified themselves as Christians; 29.2% of Hungarians were adherents of Catholicism (27.5% following the Roman Rite, and 1.7% the Greek Rite), 9.8% of Calvinism, 1.8% of Lutheranism, 0.2% of Eastern Orthodox Christianity, and ...
Celtic, Illyrian, Iranian and Dacian tribes inhabited the lands now forming Hungary in classical antiquity. [ 1 ] The Romans started the conquest of the tribes of Transdanubia —the western region of present-day Hungary—in 35 BC. [ 2 ] The region was incorporated in the Roman province of Pannonia in 9 AD, [ 2 ] and split into two new ...
Freedom of religion is recognized as a legal right in Hungary. The Fundamental Law of Hungary establishes the country as being founded on Christian values but guarantees the right to freedom of religion and freedom from religious discrimination. The history of religious freedom in Hungary has varied, with freedom of religion first recognized in ...
Distribution of religions in Hungary. According to 2011 census data, Christianity is the largest religion in Hungary, with around 5.2 million adherents (52.9%), [160] while the largest denomination in Hungary is the Catholic Church (38.9% — Latin Church 37.1%; Hungarian Greek Catholic Church 1.8%). [161]
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. The Latin Church in the country is divided into 12 dioceses, including 4 archdioceses.
Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Hungary. The Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Hungary (ELCH; Hungarian: Magyarországi Evangélikus Egyház) is a Protestant Lutheran denomination in Hungary. In 2019, there were 176,000 baptized members. [1] The church has three dioceses, with nearly 300 parishes and 500 places of worship in Hungary, and is the ...
Reformed Great Church of Debrecen in Debrecen, Hungary Hungarian Reformed Church building in Manhattan, New York. The Reformed Church in Hungary (Hungarian: Magyarországi Református Egyház, MRE, pronounced [ˈmɒɟɒrorsaːgi ˈrɛformaːtuʃ ˈɛɟhaːz]) is the largest Protestant church in Hungary, with parishes also among the Hungarian diaspora abroad.
The Unitarian Church of Transylvania (Hungarian: Erdélyi Unitárius Egyház; Romanian: Biserica Unitariană din Transilvania), also known as the Hungarian Unitarian Church (Hungarian: Magyar Unitárius Egyház; Romanian: Biserica Unitariană Maghiară), is a Nontrinitarian Christian denomination of the Unitarian tradition, [2] based in the city of Cluj, Transylvania, Romania.