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Bishop Of Transylvania
:''There is also a Romanian Orthodox Archbishop of Alba Iulia and a Greek Catholic Archdiocese of Făgăraş and Alba Iulia.'' The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Alba Iulia ( hu, Gyulafehérvári Római Katolikus Érsekség) is a Latin Church Catholic archdiocese in Transylvania, Romania. History It was established as a bishopric, the diocese of Transylvania also called Erdély (in Hungarian), or Karlsburg alias Siebenbürgen (in German), in 1009 by King Stephen I of Hungary and was renamed as the diocese of Alba Iulia on 22March 1932. It was raised to the rank of an archdiocese by Pope John Paul II on 5August 1991. It is exempt, i.e. directly subordinate to the Vatican, while the other Romanian dioceses form the Ecclesiastical Province of Bucharest. Bishops Ordinaries ;Bishops * Baranus (1139) *Paul (1181) *Adrian (1192–1201) *Artolf (1244–1245) *Peter Monoszló (1270–1307) *Benedict (1309–1319) *Demetrius (1368–1376) *János Statileo (1534–1542) *Pál Bornemiss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latin Church
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Artolf
Artolf, also Aistulf, Arnolphus or Atolf (died 1252) was a Hungarian prelate in the first half of the 13th century, who served as Bishop of Transylvania from 1244 to 1245, then Bishop of Győr from 1245 until his death. Biography Artolf (or Artolph) was born into an unidentified wealthy Hungarian noble family, which possessed large-scale landholdings in Transdanubia. The ''Schematizmus dioecesis Jauriensis'' refers to him as Artolf and Aistulf, simultaneously, while other documents also mention the name variants of Arnolphus and Atolf. Artolf was an educated prelate and skilled in theology and science. He was styled as provost of Vác in 1237. Artolf was appointed Bishop of Transylvania around June 1244 by Béla IV of Hungary, who filled the dignity after a three-year period vacancy, which lasted from the death of Raynald of Belleville, who was killed in the Battle of Mohi on 11 April 1241. During their invasion, the Mongols completely devastated and perished the province of Tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bistrița-Năsăud County
Bistrița-Năsăud () is a county (județ) of Romania, in Transylvania, with its capital city at Bistrița. Name In Hungarian language, Hungarian, it is known as ''Beszterce-Naszód megye'', and in German language, German as ''Kreis Bistritz-Nassod''. The name is identical with the county created in 1876, Beszterce-Naszód County ( ro, Comitatul Bistriţa-Năsăud) in the Kingdom of Hungary (the county was recreated in 1940 after the Second Vienna Award, as it became part of Hungary again). Except these, as part of Romania, until 1925 the former administrative organizations were kept when a new county system was introduced. Between 1925–1940 and 1945–1950, most of its territory belonged to the Năsăud County, with smaller parts belonging to the Mureș County, Mureș, Cluj County, Cluj, and Someș County, Someș counties. Demographics On 31 October 2011, it had a population of 277,861 and the population density was . * Romanians – 89.9% * Hungarians in Romania, Hungar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lajos Bálint
Lajos Bálint (6 July 1929 – 4 April 2010) was a Roman Catholic archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Alba Iulia, Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S .... Ordained to the priesthood on 28 April 1958, Bálint was named a bishop for the Alba Iulia archdiocese on 9 July 1981 and was ordained on 29 September 1981. He resigned on 29 November 1993. Notes 20th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Romania 1929 births 2010 deaths {{europe-RC-bishop-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Áron Márton
Áron Márton (28 August 1896 – 29 September 1980) was an ethnic Hungarian Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Alba Iulia from his appointment in late 1938 until his resignation in 1980. Márton held the title of Archbishop after he was raised to the honor despite leading a simple bishopric. He served as a prelate during a tumultuous period that included World War II and the emergence of a communist regime in Romania. He was even meant to become a cardinal but refused the honor when he learnt that another Romanian prelate would not be elevated into the cardinalate with him. The organization Yad Vashem honored him on 27 December 1999 as a "Righteous Among the Nations" for his efforts to stop the deportation of Romanian and Hungarian Jews during the course of World War II. Márton's cause for canonization opened on 17 November 1992 under Pope John Paul II and he is titled as a Servant of God. Life Education and conscription Áron Márton was born to ethnic Hu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lajos Haynald
Stephan Franz Lajos (or Ludwig) Haynald (October 3, 1816, at Szécsény – July 3, 1891, at Kalocsa) was a Kingdom of Hungary, Hungarian Archbishop of Kalocsa-Bács, naturalist, and Cardinal (Catholicism), cardinal. Life Having completed his studies in the secondary schools, he entered the Emericianum at Pozsony (Presburg) in 1830, remaining there for one year. He studied philosophy at Nagyszombat (Tyrnau) in 1831, theology at Vienna in 1833; entered holy orders on 15 October 1839, and received the degree of Doctor of Theology in 1841. After a brief period spent in pastoral work, he became professor of theology at the seminary at Esztergom in 1842. The prince-primate, József Kopácsy, appointed him his secretary in 1846, but before he had entered upon the duties of that office, dispatched him abroad to study the training of pastors and ecclesiastical administration. Haynald probably was the first Hungarian to study such subjects in foreign countries. He passed most of the t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Rudnay
Alexander Stefan Rudnay de Rudna et DivékujfaluMarkó 2006, p. 325. ( hu, rudnai és divékujfalusi Rudnay Sándor István; 4 October 1760 – 13 September 1831) was a Hungarian– Slovak Roman Catholic prelate. He started as a parish priest, but later he became the Archbishop of Esztergom, the Prince Primate of Hungary and a Cardinal. Life Alexander Rudnay was born to a family of lower nobility,Nagy, Iván: Magyarország családai czímerekkel és nemzékrendi táblákkal'. Vol. IX. p. 797. which originated from the ancient Hungarian ''gens'' (clan) Divék. The Rudnay family also preserved its coat of arms from the genus: a brown bear under an extensive foliage of tee with blue background.Nagy, Iván: Magyarország családai czímerekkel és nemzékrendi táblákkal'. Vol. II. pp. 207-208. His parents were András (Andrej) Rudnay, a servants' judge ( hu, szolgabíró; la, iudex nobilium) and Anna Dőry.Markó 2006, p. 325. He studied in secondary school (gymnasium) in Nitr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ignác Batthyány
Ignác Batthyány (born 30 June 1741, Németújvár (present-day Güssing), Kingdom of Hungary; died 17 November 1798, Gyulafehérvár (present-day Alba Iulia), Principality of Transylvania) was a Roman Catholic Bishop of Transylvania. He was librarian at the Collegium Germanicum et Hungaricum in Rome. After being appointed as bishop of Transylvania in 1781, he described himself as "the zealous protector and promoter of the sciences in Transylvania.” Ignác Batthyány was the founder of the Batthyaneum Library in Gyulafehérvár (Alba Iulia). Between 1792-1798 he commissioned the restoration of Martinuzzi Castle Martinuzzi Castle, also known as Alvinc Castle,István Keul (2009). Early Modern Religious Communities in East-Central Europe: Ethnic Diversity, Denominational Plurality, and Corporative Politics in the Principality of Transylvania (1526–169 ....András KovácsBatthyány Ignác püspök és az alvinci kastély (Bishop Ignatius Batthyány and the Castle from Vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demeter Naprágyi
Demeter Naprágyi (''Náprágyi'', ''Napragyi'', ''Napraghy'' or ''Napragi''; 1564 – before 5 March 1619)Markó 2006, p. 115. was a Hungarian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, who served as bishop of several dioceses. He was the Archbishop of Kalocsa from 1608 to 1619. He also functioned as Chancellor of Transylvania between 1598 and 1600. Life Naprágyi was born into a noble family from Gömör County (since the 18th century: Gömör és Kis-Hont County) and raised in the court of Bishop of Pécs Miklós Telegdi. He studied theology in Vienna with the aid of the bishop. After ordination, he became director of the Nagyszombat College (today: ''Trnava, Slovakia''). He was appointed Canon of Esztergom by bishop István Radéczy in 1586. Two years later, he served as Grand Provost of Eger. He was the Provost of Arad between 1593 and 1596. He became Bishop of Szerém (Syrmia) in June 1596. He held the office of Bishop of Transylvania since May 1597. He often worked as en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pál Bornemissza
Pál Bornemissza was the Roman Catholic bishop of Transylvania in the Kingdom of Hungary from 1553 and 1556. King Ferdinand I appointed him to the episcopal see after years of vacancy, although the Transylvanian nobles had proposed an other candidate, Márton Kecseti. Bornemissza could not stop the spread of Reformation in his diocese In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, pro ... and he left Transylvania in 1554. Two years later, he abdicated the bishopric. After his abdication, the Transylvanian bishopric was left vacant for more than 100 years. References Sources * * * 16th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Hungary Bishops of Transylvania {{Europe-RC-bishop-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
János Statileo
János Statileo, also known as John Statilius (died in 1542), was the Roman Catholic bishop of Transylvania in the Kingdom of Hungary from 1534 to 1542. He took care of the education of his orphaned nephew, Antun Vrančić—the future archbishop of Esztergom—as ward. After the 1526 Battle of Mohács, Hungary was plunged into a civil war between two kings, John Zápolya and Ferdinand of Habsburg. Statileo was Zápolya's loyal supporter and diplomat. Along with George Martinuzzi, Bishop of Várad (now Oradea in Romania), and Franjo Frankopan, Archbishop of Kalocsa, Statileo was the main organizer of a religious debate between Catholic and Evangelical clerics in Segesvár (Sighișoara, Romania) in 1538. After Statileo's death, the Diet of Hungary confiscated the Transylvanian bishopric's revenues in favor of the royal family and the episcopal see An episcopal see is, in a practical use of the phrase, the area of a bishop's ecclesiastical jurisdiction. Phrases concerning acti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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