Roman Catholic Diocese of Győr

Roman Catholic Diocese of Győr

The Diocese of Győr (Hungarian: Győri Egyházmegye, German: Bistum Raab, Latin: Dioecesis Iaurinensis) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Hungary. The diocese is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Esztergom-Budapest. The diocese is believed to have been established in 1009 by King Stephen I of Hungary, along with most of the other Hungarian dioceses.

The Cathedral of Győr is dedicated to Blessed Virgin Mary. The current bishop is Lajos Pápai, who was appointed in 1991.

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Secular offices connected to the bishopric

The Bishops of Győr were Perpetual Counts of Baranya (Hungarian: Győr vármegye örökös főispánja, Latin: Jaurinensis perpetuus supremus comes) from the 16th century till 1783.

List of the Bishops of Győr

  • Nicolas I (c. 1051c. 1055)
  • Hartvik (end of 11th centurybeginning of 12th century)
  • George (11111118)
  • Ambrose (11241125/1131)
  • Peter I (11341135)
  • Paul (11371138)
  • Zacheus (11421146)
  • Izbeg (1150c. 1156)
  • Gervasius (11561157)
  • Andrew I (before 1176)
  • Mikud (1176c. 1186)
  • Ugrin Csák (c. 11881204)
  • Peter II (12051207)
  • Cosmas (12191222)
  • Gregory (12231241)
  • Benedict Osl (12431244)
  • Artolf (12451251)
  • Amadeus Pok (12541263)
  • Farkash Beic (12681269)
  • Denis (12701285)
  • Andrew II (12911293)
  • Theodor (12951308)
  • Nicolas II Kőszegi (13081336)
  • Coloman of Hungary (13381375)
  • John I of Surdis (13751376)
  • Peter II Siklósi (13761377)
  • William (13781386)
  • Thomas (1386)
  • John II Hédervári (13861415)
  • František Ujlaky (15401554)
  • Leopold Karl Graf von Kollonitsch Lipót (16861690)
  • Christian August von Sachsen-Zeitz (16961725)
  • Philipp Ludwig von Sinzendorf (5 May 1725 Appointed10 Jul 1732 Appointed, Bishop of Wrocław)
  • Jozef Ignác de Vilt (Wilt) (26 Aug 1806 Appointed5 Oct 1813 Died)
  • János Simor (19 Mar 1857 Appointed22 Feb 1867 Appointed, Archbishop of Esztergom)
  • Giovanni Zalka (27 Mar 1867 Appointed1901 Died)
  • Miklós Széchenyi de Salvar-Felsovidék (16 Dec 1901 Appointed20 Apr 1911 Appointed, Bishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad})
  • Árpád Lipót Várady (22 Apr 1911 Appointed25 May 1914 Appointed, Archbishop of Kalocsa)
  • Antal Fetser (22 Jan 1915 Appointed6 Oct 1933 Died)
  • Stefano Breyer (13 Dec 1933 Appointed28 Sep 1940 Died)
  • Bl. Vilmos Apor (21 Jan 1941 Appointed2 Apr 1945 Died)
  • Karl Kalman Papp (3 May 1946 Appointed28 Jul 1966 Died)
  • Kornél Pataky (Pataki) (2 Apr 1976 Appointed18 Mar 1991 Resigned)
  • Lajos Pápai (18 Mar 1991 Appointed – )

Sources

  • Korai Magyar Történeti Lexikon (9-14. század), főszerkesztő: Kristó, Gyula, szerkesztők: Engel, Pál és Makk, Ferenc (Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest, 1994)
  • Fallenbüchl, Zoltán: Magyarország főispánjai 1526-1848 (Argumentum, Budapest, 1994)
  • Magyarország Történeti Kronológiája I-III. – A kezdetektől 1526-ig; 1526-1848, 1848-1944, főszerkesztő: Benda, Kálmán (Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest, 1981, 1982, 1993)
  • Magyar Történelmi Fogalomtár I-II. – A-K; L-ZS, főszerkesztő: Bán, Péter (Gondolat, Budapest, 1989)
  • Fallenbüchl, Zoltán: Magyarország főméltóságai (Maecenas, 1988)

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