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.

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. 1051– c. 1055)
• Hartvik (end of 11th century–beginning of 12th century)
• George (1111–1118)
• Ambrose (1124–1125/1131)
• Peter I (1134–1135)
• Paul (1137–1138)
• Zacheus (1142–1146)
• Izbeg (1150–c. 1156)
• Gervasius (1156–1157)
• Andrew I (before 1176)
• Mikud (1176–c. 1186)
• Ugrin Csák (c. 1188–1204)
• Peter II (1205–1207)
• Cosmas (1219–1222)
• Gregory (1223–1241)
• Benedict Osl (1243–1244)
• Artolf (1245–1251)
• Amadeus Pok (1254–1263)
• Farkash Beic (1268–1269)
• Denis (1270–1285)
• Andrew II (1291–1293)
• Theodor (1295–1308)
• Nicolas II Kőszegi (1308–1336)
• Coloman of Hungary (1338–1375)
• John I of Surdis (1375–1376)
• Peter II Siklósi (1376–1377)
• William (1378–1386)
• Thomas (1386)
• John II Hédervári (1386–1415)
• František Ujlaky (1540–1554)
• Leopold Karl Graf von Kollonitsch Lipót (1686–1690)
• Christian August von Sachsen-Zeitz (1696–1725)
• Philipp Ludwig von Sinzendorf (5 May 1725 Appointed – 10 Jul 1732 Appointed, Bishop of Wrocław)
• Jozef Ignác de Vilt (Wilt) (26 Aug 1806 Appointed – 5 Oct 1813 Died)
• János Simor (19 Mar 1857 Appointed – 22 Feb 1867 Appointed, Archbishop of Esztergom)
• Giovanni Zalka (27 Mar 1867 Appointed – 1901 Died)
• Miklós Széchenyi de Salvar-Felsovidék (16 Dec 1901 Appointed – 20 Apr 1911 Appointed, Bishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad})
• Árpád Lipót Várady (22 Apr 1911 Appointed – 25 May 1914 Appointed, Archbishop of Kalocsa)
• Antal Fetser (22 Jan 1915 Appointed – 6 Oct 1933 Died)
• Stefano Breyer (13 Dec 1933 Appointed – 28 Sep 1940 Died)
• Bl. Vilmos Apor (21 Jan 1941 Appointed – 2 Apr 1945 Died)
• Karl Kalman Papp (3 May 1946 Appointed – 28 Jul 1966 Died)
• Kornél Pataky (Pataki) (2 Apr 1976 Appointed – 18 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)

References

• http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dgyor.html