Vatican Releases Updated Schedule of Pope Francis' Trip to Hungary and Statistics of the Catholic Population in the Country
.png)
The Vatican has released an updated schedule for the Apostolic Journey of His Holiness Francis in Hungary (28 to 30 April 2023). They have also released some statistics on the Catholic population of the country.
Statistics: Population and ecclesiastical structure 9,731,000 Population, Catholics 5,956, 000 Catholics or 61.2%, Ecclesiastical circumscriptions
17, Parishes
2,048People engaged in activities of the apostolate , Bishops (situation at 28.02.2023)
37, Diocesan priests
1,644, Religious priests
323, Total priests
1,967. Permanent deacons 167,
Men religious (other than priests)
62, Professed women religious
579, Members of secular Institutes
97, Lay missionaries
54, Catechists
2,302.
Catholics per priest
3,028, Catholics per pastoral worker
1,131.
Priestly vocations
Minor seminarians
19, Major seminarians
287, Major seminarians per 100,000 inhabitants
2.95, Major seminarians per 100,000 Catholics
4.82.
Educational centres owned / managed by ecclesiastics or religious
Schools:
Pre-school and primary
436, Lower middle and secondary
112, Higher and university
17
Students in:
Pre-school and primary schools
92,413
Lower middle and secondary schools
39,793
Higher and university institutes
23,988.
Charitable and social centres owned / managed by ecclesiastics or religious
Hospitals
5, Clinics
5
Leper colonies
-
Homes for the elderly and disabled
65, Orphanages and nurseries
48, Family consultation centres
12
Special centres of social education or rehabilitation
4
Other institutions
89
Apostolic Journey of His Holiness Francis in Hungary (28 to 30 April 2023) – Updated Programme, 21.04.2023
Friday, 28 April 2023 -
ROME – BUDAPEST
08:10 - Departure by airplane from Rome/Fiumicino International Airport to Budapest
10:00 - Arrival at Budapest International Airport
10:00 - OFFICIAL WELCOME
11:00 - WELCOME CEREMONY in the square of “Sándor” Palace
11:30 - COURTESY VISIT TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC in “Sándor” Palace
11:55 - MEETING WITH THE PRIME MINISTER
12:20 - MEETING WITH THE AUTHORITIES, CIVIL SOCIETY AND THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS in the former Carmelite Monastery
Address of the Holy Father
17:00
MEETING WITH BISHOPS, PRIESTS, DEACONS, CONSECRATED PERSONS, SEMINARIANS AND PASTORAL WORKERS in St. Stephen's Co-Cathedral
Address of the Holy Father - Saturday, 29 April 2023
BUDAPEST
08:45
PRIVATE VISIT TO THE CHILDREN OF THE “BLESSED LÁSZLÓ BATTHYÁNY-STRATTMANN” INSTITUTE
10:15
MEETING WITH POOR PEOPLE AND REFUGEES in St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church
Address of the Holy Father
11:30
VISIT TO THE GREEK CATHOLIC COMMUNITY in Greek Catholic Church “Protection of the Mother of God”
16:30
MEETING WITH YOUNG PEOPLE in “Papp László Budapest Sportaréna”
Address of the Holy Father
18:00
PRIVATE MEETING WITH THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY OF JESUS in the Apostolic Nunciature
Sunday, 30 April 2023
BUDAPEST – ROME
09:30
HOLY MASS in Kossuth Lajos' Square
Homily of the Holy Father
Regina Caeli
16:00 - MEETING WITH THE ACADEMIC AND CULTURAL WORLD at the Faculty of Information Technology and Bionics of the Catholic University “Péter Pázmány”
Address of the Holy Father
17:30
FAREWELL CEREMONY at Budapest International Airport
18:00
Departure by airplane from Budapest International Airport to Rome
19:55
Arrival at Rome/Fiumicino International Airport
Source: https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2023/04/21/230421f.html
Apostolic Journey of His Holiness Francis in Hungary (28 to 30 April 2023) – Updated Programme, 21.04.2023
Friday, 28 April 2023 -
ROME – BUDAPEST
08:10 - Departure by airplane from Rome/Fiumicino International Airport to Budapest
10:00 - Arrival at Budapest International Airport
10:00 - OFFICIAL WELCOME
11:00 - WELCOME CEREMONY in the square of “Sándor” Palace
11:30 - COURTESY VISIT TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC in “Sándor” Palace
11:55 - MEETING WITH THE PRIME MINISTER
12:20 - MEETING WITH THE AUTHORITIES, CIVIL SOCIETY AND THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS in the former Carmelite Monastery
Address of the Holy Father
17:00
MEETING WITH BISHOPS, PRIESTS, DEACONS, CONSECRATED PERSONS, SEMINARIANS AND PASTORAL WORKERS in St. Stephen's Co-Cathedral
Address of the Holy Father - Saturday, 29 April 2023
BUDAPEST
08:45
PRIVATE VISIT TO THE CHILDREN OF THE “BLESSED LÁSZLÓ BATTHYÁNY-STRATTMANN” INSTITUTE
10:15
MEETING WITH POOR PEOPLE AND REFUGEES in St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church
Address of the Holy Father
11:30
VISIT TO THE GREEK CATHOLIC COMMUNITY in Greek Catholic Church “Protection of the Mother of God”
16:30
MEETING WITH YOUNG PEOPLE in “Papp László Budapest Sportaréna”
Address of the Holy Father
18:00
PRIVATE MEETING WITH THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY OF JESUS in the Apostolic Nunciature
Sunday, 30 April 2023
BUDAPEST – ROME
09:30
HOLY MASS in Kossuth Lajos' Square
Homily of the Holy Father
Regina Caeli
16:00 - MEETING WITH THE ACADEMIC AND CULTURAL WORLD at the Faculty of Information Technology and Bionics of the Catholic University “Péter Pázmány”
Address of the Holy Father
17:30
FAREWELL CEREMONY at Budapest International Airport
18:00
Departure by airplane from Budapest International Airport to Rome
19:55
Arrival at Rome/Fiumicino International Airport
Source: https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2023/04/21/230421f.html
Comments