The Archdiocese of Veszprém is one of the oldest dioceses in the country, founded by King Saint Stephen, and since the time of Blessed Queen Gisela it has maintained a special link with Hungary’s queens: traditionally, the bishops of Veszprém crowned the queens of Hungary, a tradition that lasted until the consort of the last Hungarian monarch, Queen Zita, wife of King Charles IV.
At the same time, Veszprém is the youngest among the metropolitan sees: on 30 May 1993, Pope Saint John Paul II elevated it to a metropolitan archdiocese by his apostolic constitution Hungarorum gens, defining its present territory, which comprises Veszprém County, one-quarter of Zala County, and several settlements in Fejér, Győr-Moson-Sopron, and Komárom-Esztergom counties.
The archdiocese has a population of around 460,000, of whom some 300,000 are Catholics. It is organized into four archdeaconries and seven deaneries, comprising 180 parishes, and maintains a number of educational, social, and cultural institutions – among them Veszprém Archdiocesan Library and Archives.
Since 2019, the archbishop has been Dr. György Udvardy, with Dr. István Takáts serving as vicar general, János Szabó as financial vicar, and Krisztián Tornavölgyi as chancellor.
The patron saint of the Archdiocese of Veszprém is Saint Anne, and its co-patron is Blessed Queen Gisela.