János Telegdy ( hu, Telegdy János, sk, Ján Telegdy; 1575–1647) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Archbishop of Kalocsa
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(1623–1647),
Bishop of Nyitra
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History
The diocese was created as the f ...
(1619–1623),
Bishop of Várad
The Diocese of Oradea ( la, Dioecesis Magnovaradinensis Latinorum, hu, Nagyváradi Római Katolikus Egyházmegye, ro, Dieceza Romano-Catolică de Oradea Mare) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Romania, named after its episcopal s ...
(1613–1619), and
Bishop of Bosnia
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Kingdom of Hungary
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(today
Nové Zámky
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The town is located on the Danubian Lowland, on the Nitra River, ...
,
Slovakia
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) in 1575 and ordained a priest in the Diocese of Esztergom on 10 February 1594. On 27 January 1610, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Paul V
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as
Bishop of Bosnia
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Cardinal-Priest
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co-consecrators
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. In 1613, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Várad. On March 1619, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Nyitra. In 1623, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Gregory XV
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Early life
Al ...
as
Archbishop of Kalocsa
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. In 1624, he was once again appointed during the papacy of
Pope Gregory XV
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Early life
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as Bishop of Nitra. He served as Archbishop of Kalocsa until his death in 1647.
Episcopal succession
While bishop, Telegdy was the
principal co-consecrator
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of:
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János Pyber de Gyerkény
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,
Bishop of Pécs
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(1614);
*
Péter Pázmány
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,
Archbishop of Esztergom
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(1617);
*
István Sennyey
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,
Bishop of Vác
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Bishop of Pécs
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Bishop of Várad
The Diocese of Oradea ( la, Dioecesis Magnovaradinensis Latinorum, hu, Nagyváradi Római Katolikus Egyházmegye, ro, Dieceza Romano-Catolică de Oradea Mare) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Romania, named after its episcopal s ...