Background
Erdõ, Peter Cardinal was born on June 25, 1952 in Budapest.
Erdõ, Peter Cardinal was born on June 25, 1952 in Budapest.
Doctor of Theology, Pontifical Lateran University, Rome. Doctor in Canon Law, Pontifical Lateran University.
Ordained priest Archdiocese of Esztergom, Hungary, 1975. Rector Peter-Pazmany Catholic University, Budapest, Hungary, 1998—1999. Ordained bishop, 2000.
Auxiliary bishop Diocese of Szekesfehervar, Hungary, 2000—2002. Archbishop Archdiocese of Esztergom-Budapest, Esztergom-Budapest, Hungary, since 2003. Elevated to cardinal, 2003.
Cardinal-priest S. Balbina, since 2003. President Hungarian Catholic Bishop's Conference, 2005, Council European Bishops' Conferences, 2006.