Roman Catholic Diocese of Pécs

The Diocese of Pécs

Cathedral of Pécs

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pécs (Hungarian: Pécsi Egyházmegye, Latin: Dioecesis Quinque Ecclesiensis) is a Diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church in Hungary. The Cathedral of Pécs is dedicated to Saint Peter and Saint Paul.

Secular offices connected to the bishopric

The Bishops of Pécs were Perpetual Counts of Baranya (Hungarian: Baranya vármegye örökös főispánja, Latin: Baraniensis perpetuus supremus comes) from the 16th century until 1777.

Establishment of the Diocese

The circumstances of the establishment of the Diocese of Pécs are still under debate. The territories of the future Diocese were probably inhabited by the Black Magyars until the beginning of the 11th century and King Stephen I of Hungary set up the Bishopric after the victory over them.

The Deed of Foundation of the Diocese of Pécs was issued in 1009 with the consent of the Pope"Stephen, King of Hungary. Let all our present and future adherents know that we have ordered, for the glory of God and all his saints, the establishment of the Bishopric of Pécs with the consent of the holy apostolic see, in the presence of his delegate, Bishop Azzo and also of all our adherents (archbishops, marquesses, counts and persons with a lower rank).". Based on the Deed of Foundation, the frontiers of the territories of the Diocese of Pécs were the lines between Zemogny and Tápé, between the Ozora and Lápa Streams, between the Kapos and Almás Streams and a Roman aqueduct between the Danube and Sava River. Therefore, its territory extended over the territories of the Counties of Tolna, Baranya, Valkó and Pozsega. The Diocese of Pécs was suffragan to the Archdiocese of Esztergom.

List of the Bishops of Pécs

• Bonipert (1009–1036)
• Maurice (1036–c. 1075)
• Stanislav Škovránko (Várallyi) † ( 1541 Appointed - 21 Apr 1548 Died)
• Antun Vrančić (Antal Verancsics) † ( 1554 Appointed - 1557 Appointed, Bishop of Eger)
• Mikuláš Telegdy † ( 1579 Appointed - 22 Apr 1586 Died)
• Matija Ignjo Radanić (1630-1699)
• Ján Gubasóczy † ( 1668 Appointed - 1676 Appointed, Bishop of Vác)
• József Király † (11 Jan 1808 Appointed - 17 Jul 1825 Died)
• Ján Krstitel Scitovszky † (18 Feb 1839 Appointed - 28 Sep 1849 Appointed, Archbishop of Esztergom)
• Sigismondo Kovács † (25 Jun 1869 Appointed - 25 Jun 1877 Appointed, Bishop of Veszprém)
• Ferdinando Dulanski † (25 Jun 1877 Appointed - )
• Sámuel Hetyey † (14 Dec 1897 Appointed - 1 Sep 1903 Died)
• Gyula Zichy † (11 Dec 1905 Appointed - 31 Aug 1925 Appointed, Archbishop of Kalocsa)
• Ferenc Virág † (27 Mar 1926 Appointed - 2 Mar 1958 Died)
• Ferenc Rogacs † (2 Mar 1958 Succeeded - 20 Feb 1961 Died)
• József Cserháti † (10 Jan 1969 Appointed - 3 Nov 1989 Retired)
• Mihály Mayer (3 Nov 1989 Appointed - 19 Jan 2011 Retired)
• György Udvardy (9 Apr 2011 Appointed - )

References

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