Hungarian Greek Catholic Church

E48361

Byzantine Rite church Christian church Eastern Catholic particular church sui iuris church

The Hungarian Greek Catholic Church is an Eastern Catholic particular church of the Byzantine Rite in full communion with Rome, centered in Hungary and preserving Eastern liturgical traditions within the Catholic Church.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Hungarian Greek Catholic Church canonical	32
Hungarian Greek Catholic ecclesiastical province	2
Hungarian Greek Catholics	2
Hungarian Byzantine Catholics	1
Hungarian Greek Catholic Eparchy	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T352262 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Hungarian Greek Catholic Church
Context triple: [Eastern Catholic Churches, hasMajorChurch, Hungarian Greek Catholic Church]

A. Slovak Greek Catholic Church
The Slovak Greek Catholic Church is an Eastern Catholic Church of the Byzantine Rite based primarily in Slovakia, in full communion with the Roman Catholic Church while preserving its own liturgical and spiritual traditions.
B. Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church
The Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church is an Eastern Catholic Church of the Byzantine Rite, historically rooted in Central and Eastern Europe, that is in full communion with the Roman Catholic Church while preserving its own liturgical and spiritual traditions.
C. Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church is the largest Eastern Catholic Church, following the Byzantine Rite while being in full communion with the Pope and centered historically in western Ukraine.
D. Bulgarian Greek Catholic Church
The Bulgarian Greek Catholic Church is an Eastern Catholic Church of the Byzantine Rite in full communion with Rome, rooted in Bulgarian national and religious identity.
E. Romanian Greek Catholic Church
The Romanian Greek Catholic Church is an Eastern Catholic Church of the Byzantine Rite in full communion with the Pope, primarily serving Romanian faithful.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Hungarian Greek Catholic Church
Target entity description: The Hungarian Greek Catholic Church is an Eastern Catholic particular church of the Byzantine Rite in full communion with Rome, centered in Hungary and preserving Eastern liturgical traditions within the Catholic Church.

A. Slovak Greek Catholic Church
The Slovak Greek Catholic Church is an Eastern Catholic Church of the Byzantine Rite based primarily in Slovakia, in full communion with the Roman Catholic Church while preserving its own liturgical and spiritual traditions.
B. Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church
The Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church is an Eastern Catholic Church of the Byzantine Rite, historically rooted in Central and Eastern Europe, that is in full communion with the Roman Catholic Church while preserving its own liturgical and spiritual traditions.
C. Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church is the largest Eastern Catholic Church, following the Byzantine Rite while being in full communion with the Pope and centered historically in western Ukraine.
D. Bulgarian Greek Catholic Church
The Bulgarian Greek Catholic Church is an Eastern Catholic Church of the Byzantine Rite in full communion with Rome, rooted in Bulgarian national and religious identity.
E. Romanian Greek Catholic Church
The Romanian Greek Catholic Church is an Eastern Catholic Church of the Byzantine Rite in full communion with the Pope, primarily serving Romanian faithful.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Byzantine Rite church ⓘ Christian church ⓘ Eastern Catholic particular church ⓘ sui iuris church ⓘ
allowsMarriedPriests	yes ⓘ
communionWith	Holy See ⓘ Pope ⓘ
country	Hungary ⓘ
elevatedToMajorArchepiscopalChurch	2015 ⓘ
followsChristology	Chalcedonian ⓘ
governedBy	Synod of Bishops of the Hungarian Greek Catholic Church ⓘ
hasCathedral	Cathedral of the Assumption of the Theotokos, Nyíregyháza ⓘ Cathedral of the Nativity of the Theotokos, Miskolc ⓘ Cathedral of the Presentation of the Theotokos in the Temple, Hajdúdorog ⓘ
hasClergyRank	bishop ⓘ deacon ⓘ priest ⓘ
hasClericalDiscipline	Eastern Catholic discipline ⓘ
hasEparchy	Eparchy of Miskolc ⓘ Eparchy of Nyíregyháza ⓘ
hasHeadquarters	Debrecen ⓘ
hasLiturgicalCalendar	Byzantine liturgical calendar ⓘ
hasLiturgicalForm	Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great ⓘ Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom ⓘ
hasMajorArchbishop	Fülöp Kocsis ⓘ
hasParticularLaw	Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches ⓘ
hasSee	Major Archeparchy of Hajdúdorog ⓘ
hasTitleOfHead	Major Archbishop of Hajdúdorog ⓘ
historicalOriginRegion	Ruthenian and Romanian borderlands ⓘ northeastern Hungary ⓘ
isPartOf	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Catholic Church Eastern Catholic Churches ⓘ
liturgicalTradition	Byzantine ⓘ
mainTerritory	Carpathian Basin ⓘ
preservesTradition	Byzantine liturgical tradition ⓘ Eastern Christian spirituality ⓘ
primaryFaith	Christianity ⓘ
recognizesCouncil	Council of Chalcedon ⓘ
recognizesPapalPrimacy	yes ⓘ
religiousAffiliation	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Catholic Church
subjectToCanonLaw	Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches ⓘ
suiIurisStatusGranted	2015 ⓘ
territorialBase	Hungary ⓘ
theologyTradition	Eastern Christian theology ⓘ
usesLiturgicalLanguage	Church Slavonic ⓘ Greek ⓘ Hungarian ⓘ
usesLiturgicalRite	Byzantine Rite ⓘ
venerates	Eastern Christian saints ⓘ Virgin Mary ⓘ surface form: Theotokos

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (38)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Eastern Catholic Churches → hasMajorChurch → Hungarian Greek Catholic Church ⓘ

sui iuris Church → hasExample → Hungarian Greek Catholic Church ⓘ

Major Archbishop of Hajdúdorog → partOf → Hungarian Greek Catholic Church ⓘ

Major Archbishop of Hajdúdorog → headOf → Hungarian Greek Catholic Church ⓘ

Major Archbishop of Hajdúdorog → religiousDenomination → Hungarian Greek Catholic Church ⓘ

Major Archbishop of Hajdúdorog → churchSuiIuris → Hungarian Greek Catholic Church ⓘ

Major Archbishop of Hajdúdorog → associatedParticularChurch → Hungarian Greek Catholic Church ⓘ

Major Archeparchy of Hajdúdorog → partOf → Hungarian Greek Catholic Church ⓘ

Major Archeparchy of Hajdúdorog → suiIurisChurch → Hungarian Greek Catholic Church ⓘ

Major Archeparchy of Hajdúdorog → metropolitanSeeOf → Hungarian Greek Catholic Church ⓘ

Major Archeparchy of Hajdúdorog → province → Hungarian Greek Catholic Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hungarian Greek Catholic ecclesiastical province

Major Archeparchy of Hajdúdorog → metropolitanOf → Hungarian Greek Catholic Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hungarian Greek Catholic ecclesiastical province

Major Archeparchy of Hajdúdorog → primaryRiteCommunity → Hungarian Greek Catholic Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hungarian Byzantine Catholics

Cathedral of the Presentation of the Theotokos in the Temple, Hajdúdorog → denomination → Hungarian Greek Catholic Church ⓘ

Synod of Bishops of the Hungarian Greek Catholic Church → religiousAffiliation → Hungarian Greek Catholic Church ⓘ

Synod of Bishops of the Hungarian Greek Catholic Church → churchSuiIuris → Hungarian Greek Catholic Church ⓘ

Synod of Bishops of the Hungarian Greek Catholic Church → partOf → Hungarian Greek Catholic Church ⓘ

Synod of Bishops of the Hungarian Greek Catholic Church → jurisdiction → Hungarian Greek Catholic Church ⓘ

Eparchy of Nyíregyháza → partOf → Hungarian Greek Catholic Church ⓘ

Eparchy of Nyíregyháza → suiIurisChurch → Hungarian Greek Catholic Church ⓘ

Eparchy of Nyíregyháza → belongsToParticularChurch → Hungarian Greek Catholic Church ⓘ

Eparchy of Nyíregyháza → belongsToEcclesiasticalSuiIurisChurch → Hungarian Greek Catholic Church ⓘ

Cathedral of the Assumption of the Theotokos, Nyíregyháza → denomination → Hungarian Greek Catholic Church ⓘ

Cathedral of the Assumption of the Theotokos, Nyíregyháza → religiousAffiliation → Hungarian Greek Catholic Church ⓘ

Fülöp Kocsis → memberOf → Hungarian Greek Catholic Church ⓘ

Fülöp Kocsis → denomination → Hungarian Greek Catholic Church ⓘ

Eparchy of Miskolc → church → Hungarian Greek Catholic Church ⓘ

Eparchy of Miskolc → suiIurisChurch → Hungarian Greek Catholic Church ⓘ

Eparchy of Miskolc → partOf → Hungarian Greek Catholic Church ⓘ

Eparchy of Miskolc → suiIurisPartOf → Hungarian Greek Catholic Church ⓘ

Eparchy of Miskolc → belongsToParticularChurch → Hungarian Greek Catholic Church ⓘ

Eparchy of Miskolc → hasFaithful → Hungarian Greek Catholic Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hungarian Greek Catholics

Cathedral of the Nativity of the Theotokos, Miskolc → denomination → Hungarian Greek Catholic Church ⓘ

Cathedral of the Nativity of the Theotokos, Miskolc → affiliation → Hungarian Greek Catholic Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hungarian Greek Catholic Eparchy

Cathedral of the Nativity of the Theotokos, Miskolc → usedBy → Hungarian Greek Catholic Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hungarian Greek Catholics

Greek Catholics → hasPart → Hungarian Greek Catholic Church ⓘ

Saint Gerard of Csanád → veneratedIn → Hungarian Greek Catholic Church ⓘ

Saint Margaret of Hungary → veneratedIn → Hungarian Greek Catholic Church ⓘ

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