| 13 January |
The Holy See officially recognizes the Croatian and the
Slovenian Republics. |
| 8 February |
The Holy See re-establishes its diplomatic relations
with the Ukrainian Republic. A nunciature is opened in this country
while the Ukrainian state accredits an ambassador to the Holy See. |
| 19 February |
Jewish-Catholic meeting in Budapest |
| 10 March |
Mr Ferenc Gál is nominated Rector of the
future Catholic University at the spring conference of the Hungarian
Catholic Bishops' Bench. The Pázmány
Péter Theological Academy, legal successor to the university
founded by Péter Pázmány, is completed
with a Faculty of Arts and acquires the status of university. |
| 24-31 March |
European meeting of Protestant churches in Budapest |
| 24-28 March |
Commemorations of the 100th anniversary of Mons.
József Mindszenthy's birth (anniversary scientific session,
commemorative mass celebration) |
| 10 May |
A series of ceremonial events at Nagyvárad
(Oradea, Rumania) on the 900th anniversary of the foundation of the
city, at the same time 800th anniversary of King St Ladislas'
canonization, and 300th of the Turks' expulsion. |
| 11 July |
The Holy Father declares in a decree of ten persons to
be beatified, among them of László
Batthyány-Strattman, that they practised the virtues in a
"heroic measure". |
| 24 July |
The Dalai Lama and Cardinal
László Paskai participate at a brotherly meeting
of prayer in the St Stephen Basilica of Budapest. |
| 16 August |
In his sermon after the "Angelus Dei" John-Paul II
commemorates Hungarian King St Stephen as well. |
| 1 September |
The Faculty of Arts of the
Pázmány Péter Catholic University is
opened. |
| 1 October |
Hungarian President Árpád
Göncz awards Archbishop Lajos Kada, Apostolic Nuncio in Bonn,
the Middle Cross with the Star of the Hungarian State Order of Merit. |
| 4 October |
The first catholic university in Hungary is opened with
the participation of Cardinal Pio Laghi, Prefect of the Vatican
Educational Congregation. |
| 11 November |
A Catholic Post-Graduate Institute is opened in
Szombathely. |
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