Hungarian Catholic Eparchy of Miskolc

The Hungarian (Greek) Catholic Eparchy of Miskolc is an eparchy (Eastern Catholic diocese) of the Hungarian Catholic Church, a Metropolitan particular church sui juris which uses the Byzantine Rite in the Hungarian language.

It is a suffragan of the Hungarian Catholic Archeparchy of Hajdúdorog, a Metropolitanate sui juris and the Hungarian Catholics' only province, entirely in Hungary.

Its cathedral episcopal see is Nagyboldogasszony püspöki székesegyház, in Miskolc, in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén (northeastern Hungary).

History

It was established on 4 June 1924 as Apostolic Exarchate of Miskolc, an Eastern Catholic missionary pre-diocesan jurisdiction (comparable to a Latin Apostolic Prefecture or here rather to an Apostolic Vicariate as all incumbents held titular sees) on territory previously only served by the Latin church.
On 5 March 2011 it gained territory from the Hungarian Catholic Eparchy of Hajdúdorog, now its Metropolitan.
On 20 March 2015 it was promoted as Eparchy (Diocese) of Miskolc and became suffragan of the simultaneously elevated Metropolitan Archepararchy (Archdiocese) of Hajdúdorog, which also became the newly created Eparchy of Nyiregyháza's Metropolitan.

Antal Papp (1924.07.14 – 1945.12.24), Titular Archbishop of Cyzicus (1924.07.14 – 1945.12.24); previously Titular Bishop of Lyrba (1912.04.29 – 1912.06.02) & Coadjutor Eparch of Mukacheve of the Ruthenians (Ukraine) (1912.04.29 – 1912.06.02), succeeding as Eparch (Bishop) of Mukacheve of the Ruthenians (1912.06.02 – 1924.07.14)
Miklós Dudás, O.S.B.M. (1946.10.14 – 1972.07.15), while Eparch (Bishop) of Hajdúdorog of the Hungarians (Hungary) (1939.03.25 – 1972.07.15)
Imre Timkó (1975.01.07 – 1988.03.30), while Eparch of Hajdúdorog of the Hungarians (Hungary) (1975.01.07 – 1988.03.30)
Szilárd Keresztes (1988.06.30 – 2007.11.10), while Bishop of Hajdúdorog of the Hungarians (Hungary) (1988.06.30 – 2007.11.10); previously Titular Bishop of Chunavia (1975.01.07 – 1988.06.30) & Auxiliary Eparch of Hajdúdorog of the Hungarians (Hungary) (1975.01.07 – 1988.06.30); later Apostolic Administrator of Hajdúdorog of the Hungarians (2007.11.10 – 2008.05.02)
Apostolic Administrator Péter Fülöp Kocsis (2008.05.02 – 2011.03.05), while Eparch of Hajdúdorog of the Hungarians (Hungary) (2008.05.02 – 2015.03.20), later promoted its first Archeparch (Metropolitan of Hajdúdorog of the Hungarians) (2015.03.20 – ...), President of Council of the Hungarian Church (2015.03.20 – ...)
Atanáz Orosz (2011.03.05 – 2015.03.20 see below), Titular Bishop of Panium (2011.03.05 – 2015.03.20)

Atanáz Orosz (see above 2015.03.20 – ...), also Apostolic Administrator of Nyíregyháza of the Hungarians (Hungary) (2015.03.20 – 2015.10.31).

The eparchy covers three Hungarian comitat (counties) : Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Heves and Nógrád, plus part of Hajdúnánás.