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Bishop Of Alba Iulia
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Alba Iulia (); ) is a Latin Church archdiocese in Transylvania, Romania. History It was established as a bishopric, the diocese of Transylvania also called Erdély (in Hungarian), or Karlsburg alias Siebenbürgen (in German), in 1009 by King Stephen I of Hungary and was renamed as the diocese of Alba Iulia on 22March 1932. It was raised to the rank of an archdiocese by Pope John Paul II on 5August 1991. It is exempt, i.e. directly subordinate to the Vatican, while the other Romanian dioceses form the Ecclesiastical Province of Bucharest. Bishops Ordinaries ;Bishops *(?) Franco (1071–1081) * Simon (1111–1113) *Peter (1134) * Baranus (1139) *Walter (1156–1157/8) *Vilcina (1166–1169) *Paul (1181) *Adrian (1192–1201) *William (1204–1221) *Raynald of Belleville (1222–1241) *Artolf (1244–1245) * Gallus (1246–1269) *Peter Monoszló (1270–1307) *Benedict (1309–1319) *Demetrius (1368–1376) *Goblinus (1376–1386) *János Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latin Church
The Latin Church () is the largest autonomous () particular church within the Catholic Church, whose members constitute the vast majority of the 1.3 billion Catholics. The Latin Church is one of 24 Catholic particular churches and liturgical rites#Churches, ''sui iuris'' churches in full communion with the pope; the other 23 are collectively referred to as the Eastern Catholic Churches, and they have approximately 18 million members combined. The Latin Church is directly headed by the pope in his role as the bishop of Rome, whose ''cathedra'' as a bishop is located in the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran in Rome, Italy. The Latin Church both developed within and strongly influenced Western culture; as such, it is sometimes called the Western Church (), which is reflected in one of the pope's traditional titles in some eras and contexts, the Patriarch of the West. It is also known as the Roman Church (), the Latin Catholic Church, and in some contexts as the Roman Catholic (t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vilcina
Vilcina was a Hungarian prelate in the 12th century, who served as Bishop of Transylvania around the years from 1166 to 1169, during the reign of Stephen III of Hungary. Vilcina or Wulcina was elected bishop sometime after 1157 (or 1158), when his last known predecessor Walter is mentioned in this capacity. Vilcina first appears as bishop of Transylvania in October 1166, when he was among the witnesses in a royal charter of Stephen III, who confirmed a land transaction between a certain Vitus and the Knights Hospitaller. Vilcina also acted as a witness in 1169, when Stephen III confirmed the privileges of the burghers of Šibenik. Vilcina held the position of bishop until 1181 at the latest, when Paul Paul may refer to: People * Paul (given name), a given name, including a list of people * Paul (surname), a list of people * Paul the Apostle, an apostle who wrote many of the books of the New Testament * Ray Hildebrand, half of the singing duo ... is mentioned in this capacity ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demeter Naprágyi
Demeter Naprágyi (''Náprágyi'', ''Napragyi'', ''Napraghy'' or ''Napragi''; 1564 – before 5 March 1619)Markó 2006, p. 115. was a Hungarian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, who served as bishop of several dioceses. He was the Archbishop of Kalocsa from 1608 to 1619. He also functioned as Chancellor of Transylvania between 1598 and 1600. Life Naprágyi was born into a noble family from Gömör County (since the 18th century: Gömör és Kis-Hont County) and raised in the court of Bishop of Pécs Miklós Telegdi. He studied theology in Vienna with the aid of the bishop. After ordination, he became director of the Nagyszombat College (today: ''Trnava, Slovakia''). He was appointed Canon of Esztergom by bishop István Radéczy in 1586. Two years later, he served as Grand Provost of Eger. He was the Provost of Arad between 1593 and 1596. He became Bishop of Szerém (Syrmia) in June 1596. He held the office of Bishop of Transylvania since May 1597. He often worked as e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pál Bornemissza
Pál Bornemissza was the Roman Catholic bishop of Transylvania in the Kingdom of Hungary from 1553 and 1556. King Ferdinand I appointed him to the episcopal see after years of vacancy, although the Transylvanian nobles had proposed an other candidate, Márton Kecseti. Bornemissza could not stop the spread of Reformation in his diocese In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, prov ... and he left Transylvania in 1554. Two years later, he abdicated the bishopric. After his abdication, the Transylvanian bishopric was left vacant for more than 100 years. References Sources * * * 16th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Hungary Bishops of Transylvania {{Hungary-RC-bishop-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
János Statileo
János Statileo (; – 8 April 1542) was a writer, the Bishop of Transylvania, and a diplomat at the courts of King Louis II of Hungary and John Zápolya. He was also the uncle of Antun Vrančić. Family The Statilić (Statileo) family was a Croatian noble family from Trogir. The earliest known family member was Stannius Stanossevich. Over time, the family name evolved from Stanossevich to Stanošević and eventually to Statilić in Croatian, Statileo in Venetian, and Statilius in Latin. Stannius had two known children: a daughter, Magdalena, and a son, Mihovil. Magdalena married Ivan Berislavić, and they had a son, Petar Berislavić, who became the Ban of Croatia (1513–1520). Mihovil had five known children: * Nikola (c. 1470 – after 1500) * Ivan (c. 1472 – 1543) * Matej (c. 1475 – after c. 1510) * Klara (c. 1485 – c. 1516) * Margareta (c. 1485 – ?). Margareta married Frane (Franjo, Francisco) Vrančić and gave birth to Antun Vrančić (1504–1573). H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goblinus
Goblinus (or Goblin) was the bishop of Transylvania in the Kingdom of Hungary from 1376 until his death in 1386. A native of Nagycsűr (), Goblinus was a Transylvanian Saxon. His father was Adalbert. In 1349, he was the parish priest of Sellenberk (). Later he served as the parish of Kereszténysziget (). In a papal bull dated 5 May 1376, Pope Gregory XI appointed him bishop of Transylvania while praising his learning and spirituality.. As bishop, Goblinus served as an advisor to King Louis the Great. The charter of November 1376 renewing the statutes of the nineteen guilds of Nagyszeben (), Segesvár (), Szászsebes () and Szászváros () was drafted by the bishop and the royal bailiff, Johann von Scharfeneck. Goblinus engineered the signing of a peace convention between the Saxons of Nagyszeben and the local Vlachs at Kereszténysziget on 9 January 1383. In 1383, Queen Mary bestowed on Goblinus, his three brothers and three sisters a crown estate comprising the Saxon vil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demetrius Of Esztergom
Demetrius (; died 20 February 1387), was a Hungarian cardinal and politician, who served as archbishop of Esztergom and bishop of Zagreb and Transylvania, and chancellor. Origins and early career Nothing is known about the origin of Demetrius, who would rise to the highest ecclesiastical titles, but it is presumed that he came from a family of peasants. His father was a certain Peter. Other historians claimed he belonged to the Kaplon of Kaplai kindreds, or was a member of the Bajoni noble family. Towards the end of his life, he appeared in contemporary sources as Demetrius of Vaskút (), after receiving land donations in Nógrád and Gömör Counties in 1381. Along with his brother Philip, he was raised together with King Charles I's eldest son, Louis, who would become King Louis I in 1342. In 1356, he became Keeper of the Seals thus permanently belonged to the escort of Louis I. Three years later, he was put in charge of the royal treasury. In this capacity, he oversaw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benedict, Bishop Of Transylvania
Benedict (; died late 1319 or early 1320) was a Hungarian Dominican Order, Dominican friar and prelate at the turn of the 13th and 14th centuries, who served as Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Alba Iulia, Bishop of Transylvania from 1309 until his death. Early life Benedict joined the Dominican Order at his young age, as a result contemporary documents styled him as "''frater''" throughout his whole life. His parentage is unknown. A papal document emphasizes his skills and literacy in science and theology. It is possible, he is identical with that ''Lector (liturgy), lector'' Benedict, who appears in a source in 1295. Later, he elevated into the position of prior of the Dominican monastery in Alba Iulia, Gyulafehérvár (present-day Alba Iulia, Romania). In this capacity, he was an adviser and confidant ("''amicus ac consiliarius''") of the influential prelate, Peter Monoszló, who served as Bishop of Transylvania from the 1270s. Thereafter, he was transferred to the Dominican monas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Monoszló
Peter (II) from the kindred Monoszló (; 1240s – 27 November 1307) was a Hungarian prelate, who served as the Bishop of Transylvania from 1270 until his death. The current St. Michael's Cathedral in Gyulafehérvár (today Alba Iulia, Romania) was built during his term. Early life Peter was born into the ''gens'' Monoszló around 1240 as the son of Gregory II, who functioned as ''ispán'' of Krassó County in 1255. His mother was an unidentified noblewoman from the ''gens'' Bő, possibly the daughter of Ders. His grandfather was Thomas I, the Ban of Slavonia between 1228 and 1229. Peter had two brothers, Egidius II, who served as Master of the treasury several times, and Gregory III, who was a relative of the royal Árpád dynasty through his marriage. The three brothers supported each other in national politics and gradually distinguished themselves from the other branches of the Monoszló kindred. This intention also appeared in contemporary documents and charters, when t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gallus, Bishop Of Transylvania
Gallus (; died 1269 or 1270) was a Hungarian prelate in the 13th century, who served as the Bishop of Transylvania from 1246 until his death. He made serious efforts to repopulate his diocese after the First Mongol invasion of Hungary. Election It is possible he is identical with that namesake cleric, who functioned as guardian (''custos'') of the collegiate chapter of Székesfehérvár from 1243 to 1244. During his election, Gallus held the title of provost, but it is not known which cathedral or collegiate chapter he was the head of. His predecessor Artolf was transferred to the Diocese of Győr in the autumn of 1245. A royal charter refers to the Diocese of Transylvania as ''sede vacante'' (episcopal vacancy) on 12 December 1245. Gallus was elected as bishop by the cathedral chapter of Transylvania sometime in late 1245 or the early months of 1246. His name first appears in contemporary records in May 1246. Since the Mongol invasion of 1241–1242, the office was virtually vac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artolf
Artolf, also Aistulf, Arnolphus or Atolf (died 1252) was a Hungarian prelate in the first half of the 13th century, who served as Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Alba Iulia, Bishop of Transylvania from 1244 to 1245, then Bishop of Győr from 1245 until his death. Biography Artolf (or Artolph) was born into an unidentified wealthy Hungarian noble family, which possessed large-scale landholdings in Transdanubia. The ''Schematizmus dioecesis Jauriensis'' refers to him as Artolf and Aistulf, simultaneously, while other documents also mention the name variants of Arnolphus and Atolf. Artolf was an educated prelate and skilled in theology and science. He was styled as provost of Assumption Cathedral, Vác, Vác in 1237. Artolf was appointed Bishop of Transylvania around June 1244 by Béla IV of Hungary, who filled the dignity after a three-year period vacancy, which lasted from the death of Raynald of Belleville, who was killed in the Battle of Mohi on 11 April 1241. During their First ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raynald Of Belleville
Raynald of Belleville (, ; died 11 April 1241) was a Norman-born Hungarian prelate and diplomat in the 13th century, who served as the Bishop of Transylvania from 1222 until his death. Early career Raynald (also Reynald or Reginald) was born in Belleville near the city Rouen ("''Belevile prope Rothomagum''") in the Duchy of Normandy, thus he was a subject of the kings of England during that time, until 1204, when Philip II of France conquered Normandy. In contrast, historian Gergely Kiss argued Raynald originated from Belleville in the Kingdom of France (now a neighbourhood in Paris), but this is contradicted by the account of Flemish traveller William of Rubruck. It is unknown under what circumstances he came to Hungary. Kiss considered Raynald was a Franciscan friar and arrived to the kingdom in order to convert the pagan Cumans along the eastern border. According to the account of William of Rubruck from 1253, Raynald had an unidentified nephew, who was abducted by the Mongols ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
