Diocese of Győr
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The Diocese of Győr (Hungarian: Győri Egyházmegye, Latin: Jaurinensis episcopatus) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Hungary. The diocese is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Esztergom-Budapest. The diocese is believed to have been established in 1009 by King Steven I of Hungary, along with most of the other Hungarian dioceses.
The Cathedral of Győr is dedicated to Blessed Virgin Mary. The current bishop is Lajos Pápai, who was appointed in 1991.
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[edit] Secular offices connected to the bishopric
The Bishops of Győr were Perpetual Counts of Baranya (Hungarian: Győr vármegye örökös főispánja, Latin: Jaurinensis perpetuus supremus comes) from the 16th century till 1783.
[edit] List of the Bishops of Győr
- Nicolas I (c. 1051– c. 1055)
- Hartvik (end of 11th century–beginning of 12th century)
- George (1111–1118)
- Ambrose (1124–1125/1131)
- Peter I (1134–1135)
- Paul (1137–1138)
- Zacheus (1142–1146)
- Izbeg (1150–c. 1156)
- Gervasius (1156–1157)
- Andrew I (before 1176)
- Mikud (1176–c. 1186)
- Ugrin Csák (c. 1188–1204)
- Peter II (1205–1207)
- Cosmas (1219–1222)
- Gregory (1223–1241)
- Benedict Osl (1243–1244)
- Artolf (1245–1251)
- Amadeus Pok (1254–1263)
- Farkash Beic (1268–1269)
- Denis (1270–1285)
- Andrew II (1291–1293)
- Theodor (1295–1308)
- Nicolas II Kőszegi (1308–1336)
- Coloman of Hungary (1338–1375)
- John I of Surdis (1375–1376)
- Peter II Siklósi (1376–1377)
- William (1378–1386)
- Thomas (1386)
- John II Hédervári (1386–1415)
- František Ujlaky (1540 - 1554)
- Leopold Karl Graf von Kollonitsch Lipót (1686 - 1690)
- Christian August von Sachsen-Zeitz (1696 - {1725)
- Philipp Ludwig von Sinzendorf (5 May 1725 Appointed - 10 Jul 1732 Appointed, Bishop of Wrocław)
- Jozef Ignác de Vilt (Wilt) (26 Aug 1806 Appointed - 5 Oct 1813 Died)
- János Simor (19 Mar 1857 Appointed - 22 Feb 1867 Appointed, Archbishop of Esztergom)
- Giovanni Zalka (27 Mar 1867 Appointed - 1901 Died)
- Miklós Széchenyi de Salvar-Felsovidék (16 Dec 1901 Appointed - 20 Apr 1911 Appointed, Bishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad})
- Árpád Lipót Várady (22 Apr 1911 Appointed - 25 May 1914 Appointed, Archbishop of Kalocsa)
- Antal Fetser (22 Jan 1915 Appointed - 6 Oct 1933 Died)
- Stefano Breyer (13 Dec 1933 Appointed - 28 Sep 1940 Died)
- Bl. Vilmos Apor (21 Jan 1941 Appointed - 2 Apr 1945 Died)
- Karl Kalman Papp (3 May 1946 Appointed - 28 Jul 1966 Died)
- Kornél Pataky (Pataki) (2 Apr 1976 Appointed - 18 Mar 1991 Resigned)
- Lajos Pápai (18 Mar 1991 Appointed - )
[edit] Sources
- Korai Magyar Történeti Lexikon (9-14. század), főszerkesztő: Kristó, Gyula, szerkesztők: Engel, Pál és Makk, Ferenc (Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest, 1994)
- Fallenbüchl, Zoltán: Magyarország főispánjai 1526-1848 (Argumentum, Budapest, 1994)
- Magyarország Történeti Kronológiája I-III. – A kezdetektől 1526-ig; 1526-1848, 1848-1944, főszerkesztő: Benda, Kálmán (Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest, 1981, 1982, 1993)
- Magyar Történelmi Fogalomtár I-II. – A-K; L-ZS, főszerkesztő: Bán, Péter (Gondolat, Budapest, 1989)
- Fallenbüchl, Zoltán: Magyarország főméltóságai (Maecenas, 1988)
