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 A cathedral is a church that contains the ''cathedra'' () of a bishop, thus serving as the central church of a diocese, conference, or episcopate. Churches with the function of "cathedral" are usually specific to those Christian denominations ...

is dedicated to Saint Peter and

Saint Paul Paul; grc, Παῦλος, translit=Paulos; cop, ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ; hbo, פאולוס השליח (previously called Saul of Tarsus;; ar, بولس الطرسوسي; grc, Σαῦλος Ταρσεύς, Saũlos Tarseús; tr, Tarsuslu Pavlus; ...

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 Bonipert was the first bishop of Pécs in the Kingdom of Hungary between 1009 and 1036. Similarly to all the earliest prelates in the newly baptized kingdom, he was a foreigner, most probably from Lombardy or France. He seems to have resigned ...

(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) *

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(''b.'' 1143–''c.'' 1148) *

Antimius Antimius was the bishop of Pécs in the Kingdom of Hungary between around 1148 and 1158. A royal charter of 1148 refers to one Bishop Antimius without mentioning his see. However, it also lists one Bishop John who has consensually been identified ...

(''c.'' 1148–''c.'' 1158) * Macarius II (''b.'' 1162–1186) * Kalán from the kindred Bár-Kalán (1186–1218) * Bartholomew le Gros (1219–1251) *

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(1251–1252) *

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(1252–''b.'' 1282) **''Sede vacante'' (1282–1293) * Paul Balog (1293–1306) * Manfred (elected, but not consecrated) (1306) * Peter I (1306–1314) *

Ladislaus Kórógyi Ladislaus Kórógyi ( hu, Kórógyi László) was bishop of Pécs in the Kingdom of Hungary from 1314 to his death in 1345. He assisted King Charles I of Hungary by force against his opponents, but later he lost royal favor because he energica ...

(1314–1345) *

Nicholas Neszmélyi Nicholas Neszmélyi de Poroszló (died 25 July 1360) was bishop of Pécs in the Kingdom of Hungary from 30 March 1346 to 26 March 1360, not long before his death. Life Nicholas was born into a Polish noble family from Silesia. He was a cleric ...

(1346–1360) *

William of Koppenbach William of Koppenbach (died 1374) was bishop of Pécs in the Kingdom of Hungary from 1361 to his death in 1374. He served as the first Chancellor of the University of Pécs which founded by Louis I of Hungary and Pope Urban V Pope Urban V ( ...

(1361–1374) *

Bálint Alsáni Bálint Alsáni (french: Valentin d'Alsan; c. 1330 – 19 November 1408) was a Hungarian Cardinal, who served as the Bishop of Pécs in the Kingdom of Hungary from 1374 to his death in 1408. Life He was a member of the kindred (''gens'') of Sze ...

(1374–1408) **''Sede vacante'' (1408–1410) * John Albeni (1410–1420) * (1421–1444) *

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(1445–1455) * Nicholas Barius (1455–1459) * Janus Pannonius (1459–1472) * Sigismund Ernuszt (1473–1505) * George Szatmári (1505–1522) * Szaniszló Várallyai † ( 1541 Appointed – 21 Apr 1548 Died) *

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(''Antal Verancsics'') † ( 1554 Appointed – 1557 Appointed,

Bishop of Eger The Archdiocese of Eger ( la, Archidioecesis Agriensis) is an archdiocese in Northern Hungary, its centre is the city of Eger. History * 1000: Established as Diocese of Eger * August 9, 1804: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Eger Ordi ...

) * György Draskovics † (17 Jul 1560 Appointed – 22 Mar 1564 Confirmed, Bishop of Zagreb (Agram)) * Mikuláš Telegdy † ( 1579 Appointed – 22 Apr 1586 Died) * Nikola Stepanić Selnički (1596–1598) *

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† (29 Jul 1613 Appointed – 7 Apr 1631 Appointed, Bishop of Eger) * Benedikt Vinković † (6 Jun 1633 Appointed – 28 Apr 1642 Confirmed, Bishop of Zagreb (Agram)) * István Bosnyák † (14 Jul 1642 Confirmed – 23 Sep 1644 Died) *

György Széchényi György () is a Hungarian version of the name ''George''. Some notable people with this given name: * György Alexits, as a Hungarian mathematician * György Almásy, Hungarian asiologist, traveler, zoologist and ethnographer, father of László ...

† (6 May 1647 Appointed – 9 Jun 1653 Appointed, Bishop of Veszprém) *

Pál Hoffmann Pál is a Hungarian masculine given name, the Hungarian version of Paul. It may refer to: * Pál Almásy (1818-1882), Hungarian lawyer and politician * Pál Bedák (born 1985), Hungarian boxer * Pál Benkő (1928–2019), Hungarian-American chess ...

† (3 Aug 1655 Appointed – 24 Jun 1659 Died) * Ján Salix O. Cist. † (21 Nov 1661 Confirmed – Mar 1668 Died) *

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† ( 1668 Appointed – 1676 Appointed, Bishop of Vác) *

Pál Széchényi Pál is a Hungarian masculine given name, the Hungarian version of Paul. It may refer to: * Pál Almásy (1818-1882), Hungarian lawyer and politician * Pál Bedák (born 1985), Hungarian boxer * Pál Benkő (1928–2019), Hungarian-American che ...

O.S.P.P.E. † (18 Apr 1678 Confirmed – 24 Nov 1687 Appointed, Bishop of Veszprém) *

Mátyás Ignác Radanay Mátyás () is a Hungarian given name meaning Matthew or Matthias. Notable people with the given name Mátyás: * Mátyás Bél, Hungarian scientist * Mátyás Cseszneky, Hungarian magnate and cavalry commander * Mátyás Rákosi, Hungarian co ...

† (7 Sep 1689 Confirmed – Apr 1703 Died) *

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† (21 Jul 1710 Confirmed – 29 Sep 1732 Died) * Anton von Thurn und Valsassina † (2 Mar 1733 Appointed – 25 Dec 1734 Died) * Juan Álvaro Cienfuegos Villazón, S.J. † (15 Nov 1735 Appointed – 18 Aug 1739 Died) * Zsigmond József Berényi † (30 Sep 1740 Appointed – 25 Sep 1748 Died) *

György Klimó György Klimó (4 April 1710 – 2 May 1777 ) was Bishop of Pécs and founder of the Klimo Library and printing press. Biography Klimó came from a serf family. He studied first in Pressburg, then in Pest (present-day Bratislava and Budapest ...

† (15 Nov 1751 Appointed – 2 May 1777 Died) *

Pál László Esterházy Pál is a Hungarian masculine given name, the Hungarian version of Paul. It may refer to: * Pál Almásy (1818-1882), Hungarian lawyer and politician * Pál Bedák (born 1985), Hungarian boxer * Pál Benkő (1928–2019), Hungarian-American chess ...

† (2 Apr 1781 Appointed – 7 Nov 1799 Died) * József Király † (11 Jan 1808 Appointed – 17 Jul 1825 Died) * Ignác Szepesy de Négyes † (11 Jan 1828 Appointed – 16 Jul 1838 Died) * János Scitovszky † (18 Feb 1839 Appointed – 28 Sep 1849 Appointed,

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) *

György Girk György () is a Hungarian version of the name ''George''. Some notable people with this given name: * György Alexits, as a Hungarian mathematician * György Almásy, Hungarian asiologist, traveler, zoologist and ethnographer, father of László ...

† (10 Mar 1853 Confirmed – 24 Nov 1868 Died) * Zsigmond Kovács † (25 Jun 1869 Appointed – 25 Jun 1877 Appointed,

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) *

Nándor Dulánszky Nándor is a Hungarian form of given name Ferdinand. In Old Hungarian, the word signified " Bulgar", but it fell into disuse, probably soon after 1000 AD.Sámuel Hetyey de Eadem † (14 Dec 1897 Appointed – 1 Sep 1903 Died) *

Gyula Zichy Gyula may refer to: * Gyula (title), Hungarian title of the 9th–10th century * Gyula (name), Hungarian male given name, derived from the title ; People * Gyula II, the ''gyula'' who was baptized in Constantinople around 950 * Gyula III, the ''g ...

† (11 Dec 1905 Appointed – 31 Aug 1925 Appointed, Archbishop of Kalocsa) *

Ferenc Virág Ferenc () is a given name of Hungarian origin. It is a cognate of Francis, Francisco, Francesco, François, Frank and Franz. People with the name include: * Ferenc Batthyány, Hungarian magnate and general * Ferenc Berényi, Hungarian artist * ...

† (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 György Udvardy (born 14 May 1960) is a Hungarian prelate, who was appointed Archbishop of Veszprém by Pope Francis on 12 July 2019. He has been a bishop since 2004. Pope John Paul II named him auxiliary bishop of Esztergom-Budapest on 24 Ja ...

(9 Apr 2011 Appointed – )

Auxiliary bishops

* József Petheö † (24 July 1797 – 3 July 1809 Died)

References

Sources

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