Archdiocese of Veszprém

Archdiocese of Archdiocese of Veszprém Archidioecesis Veszprimiensis Veszprémi Főegyházmegye
The Cathedral of St Michael, Veszprém
Location
Country	Hungary
Ecclesiastical province	Veszprém
Statistics
Area	6,920 km2 (2,670 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2014) 461,500 335,600 (72.7%)
Parishes	180
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin
Established	1009 (As Diocese of Veszprém) 31 May 1993 (As Archdiocese of Veszprém)
Cathedral	St Michael's Cathedral Veszprém
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop	Gyula Márfi
Suffragans	Diocese of Szombathely Diocese of Kaposvár
Vicar General	Miklós Szerenka
Emeritus Bishops	József Szendi
Map
Map of the Diocese
Website
Website

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Veszprém (Hungarian: Veszprémi Főegyházmegye, Latin: Archidioecesis Veszprimiensis) is an Archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Hungary. Believed to have been established in 1009 AD by King Stephen I of Hungary, as the Diocese of Veszprém, the diocese was originally a suffragan to the Archdiocese of Esztergom. In 1992, the Diocese was elevated to an Archdiocese. The Archdiocese is the Metropolitan of the Diocese of Kaposvár and the Diocese of Szombathely.

The Cathedral of Veszprém is dedicated to Saint Michael. The current archbishop is Gyula Márfi who was appointed in 1997.

The circumstances of the establishment of the episcopal see in Veszprém are still under debate. It is probable that Veszprém was the habitual residence of Bishop Bruno, who had been sent to evangelise the Magyars in 972; but it was probably only in 1009 when King Stephen I of Hungary issued the Deed of Foundation of the Diocese of Veszprém. Based on the Deed of Foundation, the territory of the Diocese of Veszprém extended over the territories of the Counties of Veszprém, Fejér, Visegrád and Kolon. The Diocese of Veszprém was suffragan to the Archdiocese of Esztergom.