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Roman Catholic Diocese Of Pécs
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pécs ( Hungarian: ''Pécsi Egyházmegye'', la, 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 ispáns of Baranya ( Hungarian: ''Baranya vármegye örökös főispánja'', Latin: ''Baraniensis perpetuus supremus comes'') from the 16th century until 1777. List of the bishops of Pécs * Bonipert (1009–1036) *St Maurus (1036–''c.'' 1075) * Stephen I (''c.'' 1093) *Simon (''c.'' 1108–''b.'' 1136) *Nana (''c.'' 1135) * Macarius I (''b.'' 1138–''b.'' 1143) * John I (''b.'' 1143–''c.'' 1148) * Antimius (''c.'' 1148–''c.'' 1158) * Macarius II (''b.'' 1162–1186) *Kalán from the kindred Bár-Kalán (1186–1218) *Bartholomew le Gros (1219–1251) * Achilles from the kindred Hont-Pázmány (1251–1252) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and Slovenia to the southwest, and Austria to the west. Hungary has a population of nearly 9 million, mostly ethnic Hungarians and a significant Romani minority. Hungarian, the official language, is the world's most widely spoken Uralic language and among the few non-Indo-European languages widely spoken in Europe. Budapest is the country's capital and largest city; other major urban areas include Debrecen, Szeged, Miskolc, Pécs, and Győr. The territory of present-day Hungary has for centuries been a crossroads for various peoples, including Celts, Romans, Germanic tribes, Huns, West Slavs and the Avars. The foundation of the Hungarian state was established in the late 9th century AD with the conquest of the Carpathian Basin by Hungar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |