Eastern Orthodoxy in Hungary

History

In 1440, Hungarian king Ladislaus the Posthumous granted special privileges to Eastern Orthodox Christians for the establishment of the Serbian Kovin Monastery. In 1481 and 1495, during the times of Turkish invasions, Hungarian kings Matthias Corvinus and Vladislaus II have granted special privileges to Eastern Orthodox Christians in order to secure demographic recovery and improve the defenses of southern frontiers.

During the period of Ottoman rule (16th and 17th centuries), Eastern Orthodox Christians in Ottoman Hungary were under ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Serbian Patriarchate of Peć, with several eparchies existing in the region. Since the liberation at the end of the 17th century, Eastern Orthodox Christians on the territory of Hungary were under jurisdiction of the Metropolitanate of Karlovci (sice 1848 the Patriarchate of Karlovci), that was incorporated into the Serbian Orthodox Church in 1920. The Eparchy of Buda, created in the 16th century, remained in Hungary, with its seat in Szentendre, near Budapest.

Now there are other jurisdictions of the Eastern Orthodox Church also active in Hungary.

The Russian Orthodox Church has the Diocese of Budapest and Hungary headed by metropolitan Nestor Sirotenko whose see is in Budapest. The diocese has eleven parishes, with 14 priests and 3 deacons.

The Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople also maintains a presence in Hungary. The Hungarian Exarchate is part of the Metropolis of Austria of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. They have seven parishes in the country.

The Romanian Orthodox Church has the Diocese of Gyula headed by Siluan Mănuilă, whose see is in Gyula.

The Bulgarian Orthodox Church has two parishes in Hungary, in Budapest and Pécs, with one priest. Both parishes are under the authority of the Bulgarian Orthodox Eparchy for Central and Western Europe.

References

Literature

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