27-29 January | Pope John-Paul II receives in audience the members of
the Hungarian Catholic Bishops' Bench. |
12-18 April |
The 35th Hungarian Pax Romana Congress entitled
"Renewing Church in a Renewing Society" is held in Vép and
Szombathely. |
16-18 May |
International congress in Budapest, entitled "The
Relations between the European States and Churches in a Transformed
World" |
31 May |
Pope John-Paul II changes the organizational structure
of the Hungarian Catholic church. He increases the number of
archbishoprics from three to four, raising the Bishopric of
Veszprém to the rank of archbishopric. From this time on
Budapest belongs to the Archdiocese of Esztergom, the new designation
of which is Esztergom-Budapest Archdiocese. The boundaries of the other
dioceses are modified in order that the differences in their
geographical extent and number of believers may be leveled. |
17-18 June |
Hungarian pilgrimage to Aachen with the participation
of Prime Minister József Antall and Cardinal
László Paskai among others. Unveiling of King St
Stephen's statue on the square in front of the cathedral. |
4 July |
The Catholic church recuperates the teachers' training
school of Zsámbék and Esztergom. |
19 July |
22nd Congress of the International Association for the
Sociology of Religion held in Budapest |
1 August |
A scout meeting reminiscent of the jamboree organized
60 years ago is held at Gödöllő with the
participation of more than a thousand Hungarian and foreign scouts. |
4 August |
The Dominican Sisters retrieve their cloister. Diocesan
Bishop István Konkoly gives blessing on the restored
building. |
26-30 August |
A Catholic Congress on the Youth is held at Kismaros by
priests and civilians dealing with youth pastorization. |
7-11 September |
6th Congress of the European Catholic Associations for
Sacred Music held in Budapest |
3 October |
Consecration of the Gipsies' new church in
Kántorjánosi. President of the Pontifical Council
for Wanderers and Vagabonds Giovanni Cheli participates at the
ceremony. |
7-9 October |
In return for the Pope's visit in Hungary a group of
Hungarian pilgrims arrives in Rome under the direction of the Hungarian
Catholic Bishops' bench. The Pope receives them on 9 October and
addresses them a speech. |
November |
Archbishop Angelo Acerbi blesses the Jesuits'' new
spiritual centre at Dobogókő, the "Manreza". The province
received this group of buildings in exchange of the former Manreza in
Zugliget (Budapest). |
12 December |
Death of Hungarian Prime Minister József
Antall |
14-15 December |
Two Slovakian bishops participate at the winter
conference of the Hungarian Catholic Bishops' Bench. |
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