John ( hu, János; died between 1269 and 1277) was a Hungarian prelate in the 13th century, who served as Bishop of Syrmia from 1262 to 1269, at least.

Career

John was Provost of Arad from an unknown date until 1262. He was already styled as Provost of Arad and Bishop-elect of Syrmia on 5 December 1262 ( hu, Szerém, sr, Srem), when Duke Stephen took an oath at

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and confirmed his reconciliation with his father, King

Béla IV of Hungary Béla IV (1206 – 3 May 1270) was King of Hungary and Croatia between 1235 and 1270, and Duke of Styria from 1254 to 1258. As the oldest son of King Andrew II, he was crowned upon the initiative of a group of influential noblemen in his father ...

after their brief

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in accordance with the Peace of Pressburg, which was concluded in the autumn of 1262 with the mediation of archbishops

Philip Türje Philip from the kindred Türje ( hu, Türje nembeli Fülöp), also known as, albeit incorrectly, Philip of Szentgrót ( hu, Szentgróti Fülöp; died 18 December 1272) was a Hungarian prelate in the 13th century, who served as Bishop of Zagreb fro ...

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and

Smaragd of Kalocsa Smaragd (III) from the kindred Smaragd ( hu, Smaragd nembeli (III.) Smaragd; died July 1265) was a Hungarian prelate in the 13th century, who served as archbishop of Kalocsa from 1257 to 1265. Early career Smaragd III was born into the ''gens'' ...

, in addition to the attendance of Philip, Bishop of Vác, Benedict, Provost of Szeben and John, Provost of Arad. Despite John's title of bishop-elect in the aforementioned document,

Pope Urban IV Pope Urban IV ( la, Urbanus IV; c. 1195 – 2 October 1264), born Jacques Pantaléon, was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 29 August 1261 to his death. He was not a cardinal; only a few popes since his time ha ...

still entitled his predecessor, Oliver in his letter dated 13 December 1262. According to its narration, Oliver petitioned to the Roman Curia for his acquittal from the dignity due to his poor health. Consequently, John was elected bishop prior to the pope would have allowed Oliver to resign from his position. It is possible that, Oliver had died by that time, when Pope Urban sent his letter to his superior, Smaragd of Kalocsa, or John already acted as ''gubernator'' of the diocese, substituting Oliver, who suffered from a serious illness, and Duke Stephen's oath of letter anticipated John's title and dignity. Beside that document, John only appears as Bishop of Syrmia in a royal charter issued by Béla IV in 1269. He was succeeded by

Pouka Pouka ( hu, Póka; died between 1293 and 1299) was a Hungarian prelate in the 13th century, who served as Bishop of Syrmia from around 1277 until 1293. Career Pouka (or Pobka) was referred to as Provost of Kő, the primary cathedral chapter of t ...

, who was first mentioned in this capacity in 1277.

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