Péter Erdő
Péter Erdő | |
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Erdő in 2011 | |
| Province | Esztergom-Budapest |
| See | Esztergom-Budapest |
| Appointed | 7 December 2002 |
| Installed | 11 January 2003 |
| Predecessor | László Paskai, O.F.M. |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Nuova |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | 18 June 1975 by László Lékai |
| Consecration | 5 November 1999 by Pope John Paul II |
| Created cardinal | 21 October 2003 by Pope John Paul II |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Péter Erdő 25 June 1952 |
| Nationality | Hungarian |
| Denomination | Catholicism |
| Residence | Primate's Palace, Budapest Primate's Palace, Esztergom |
| Alma mater | Roman Catholic Central Theological Academy (Licentiate, PhD) Pontifical Lateran University (PhD) |
| Motto | Initio non erat nisi gratia (In the beginning there was nothing but grace) |
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Péter Erdő (Hungarian: Erdő Péter, pronounced [ˈɛrdøː ˈpeːtɛr]; born 25 June 1952) is a Hungarian cardinal of the Catholic Church who has served as the Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest and Primate of Hungary since 2003. He was president of the Council of the Bishops' Conferences of Europe from 2006 to 2016. He was the relator general for the Third Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops in Rome.
Erdő was seen as a leading candidate in the 2025 papal conclave. He gained significant support and was the favored choice of conservative Catholic networks in the United States and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, and has enjoyed good relations with the Orthodox churches and the Russian government.