The Diocese of Győr (, , ) is a

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of the

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of the

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. The diocese is suffragan to the

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. The diocese is believed to have been established in 1009 by King

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, along with most of the other Hungarian dioceses. The

Cathedral Basilica of Győr The Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady (also called Győr Cathedral; ) is a Catholic church that serves as cathedral basilica in Győr, Hungary, being the seat of the Diocese of Győr. The early 11th-century Romanesque church was de ...

is dedicated to

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. The current bishop is Lajos Pápai, who was appointed in 1991.

Secular offices connected to the bishopric

The Bishops of

Győr Győr ( , ; ; names of European cities in different languages: E-H#G, names in other languages) is the main city of northwest Hungary, the capital of Győr-Moson-Sopron County and Western Transdanubia, Western Transdanubia region, and – halfwa ...

were

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s of Baranya ( Hungarian: ''Győr vármegye örökös főispánja'',

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: ''Jaurinensis perpetuus supremus comes'') from the 16th century till 1783.

List of the Bishops of Győr

* Nicholas I (c. 1051 – c. 1055) *

Hartvik Hartvik or Hartvic (also ''Arduin'', ; died after 1103) was a prelate (most probably the bishop of Győr) in the Kingdom of Hungary under King Coloman the Book-lover. He wrote a new ''Life'' of St Stephen I of Hungary based on the holy king's tw ...

(end of 11th – beginning of 12th century) *

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(1111–1118) *

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(1124–1125/1131) *

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(1134–1135) *

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(1137–1138) * Zacheus (1142–1146) * Izbeg (1150 – c. 1156) * Gervasius (1156–1157) *

Andrew I Andrew I may refer to: * Andrew I of Hungary Andrew I the White or the Catholic ( or ; 1015 – before 6 December 1060) was King of Hungary from 1046 to 1060. He descended from a younger branch of the Árpád dynasty. After he spent fifteen y ...

(1169–1176) * Mikod (1176 – c. 1186) *

Ugrin Csák Ugrin (III) from the kindred Csák (, , ; died in 1311) was a prominent Hungarian baron and Oligarch (Kingdom of Hungary), oligarch in the early 14th century. He was born into an ancient Hungarian clan. He actively participated in the various int ...

(c. 1188–1204) * Peter II (1205–1218) *

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(1219–1222) *

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(1224–1241) *

Benedict Osl Benedict from the kindred Osl (; died June/October 1244) was a Hungarian prelate in the 13th century, who served as Bishop of Várad from 1231 to 1243, then briefly Bishop of Győr from 1243 until his death. He was also called Benedict of Lendva ...

(1243–1244) *

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 u ...

(1245–1252) *

Amadeus Pok Amadeus from the kindred Pok (; died 1267 or 1268) was a Hungarian prelate in the 13th century, who served as Bishop of Győr from 1254 until his death. Background Amadeus was born into the wealthy and powerful ''gens'' (clan) Pok, which posses ...

(1254–1267) *

Farkas Bejc Farkas from the kindred Bejc (; died after 1269) was a Hungarian prelate in the 13th century, who served as Bishop of Győr from 1268 to 1269. Prior to that, he was provost of Székesfehérvár and vice-chancellor in the royal court, then briefly ...

(1268–1269) *

Denis Denis may refer to: People * Saint Denis of Paris, 3rd-century Christian martyr and first bishop of Paris * Denis the Areopagite, Biblical figure * Denis, Bishop of Győr (13th century), Hungarian prelate * Denis, son of Ampud (died 1236), bar ...

(1270–1285) * Andrew II (1291–1294) *

Theodore Tengerdi Theodore Tengerdi (; died May/October 1308) was a Hungarian prelate at the turn of the 13th and 14th centuries, who served as Bishop of Győr from 1295 to 1308. Prior to that, he was provost of Székesfehérvár and vice-chancellor in the royal c ...

(1295–1308) *

Nicholas II Kőszegi Nicholas (II) Kőszegi, also known as Nicholas the Rooster (; died 1332 or 1333), was a Hungarian lord in the early 14th century, who served as Master of the horse from 1318 until 1321. Background Nicholas II was born into the senior branch of th ...

(1308–1336) *

Coloman of Hungary Coloman the Learned, also the Book-Lover or the Bookish (; ; ; 10703February 1116), was King of Hungary from 1095 and King of Croatia from 1097 until his death. Because Coloman and his younger brother Álmos were underage when their father Gé ...

(1337–1375) * John I of Surdis (1375–1376) *

Peter Siklósi Peter Siklósi (, /Петар Сиклоши; died on 3 January 1379) was a Hungarian bishop. Peter served as cleric in the Slavonian town of Đakovo, the residence of the bishops of Bosnia since they were exiled from Bosnia itself in the previous ...

(1376–1377) *

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(1378–1386) *

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(1386) * John II Hédervári (1386–1415) * František Ujlaky (1540–1554) * Leopold Karl, Graf von Kollonitsch (1686–1690) * Christian August von Sachsen-Zeitz (1696–1725) *

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(5 May 1725 appointed – 10 July 1732 appointed, Bishop of Wrocław) *

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(26 August 1806 appointed – 5 October 1813 died) * Ernst Fürst zu Schwarzenberg (1818 † 1821) *

János Simor János Simor (23 August 1813 – 23 January 1891) was a Hungarian prelate of the Catholic Church who was Archbishop of Esztergom from 1867 until his death in 1891. He was previously Bishop of Győr from 1857 to 1867. He was made a cardinal in 187 ...

(19 March 1857 appointed – 22 February 1867 appointed, Archbishop of Esztergom) * Giovanni Zalka (27 March 1867 appointed – 1901 died) *

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(16 December 1901 appointed – 20 April 1911 appointed,

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) *

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(22 April 1911 appointed – 25 May 1914 appointed, Archbishop of Kalocsa) *

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(22 January 1915 appointed – 6 October 1933 died) * Stefano Breyer (13 December 1933 appointed – 28 September 1940 died) * Bl.

Vilmos Apor Baron Vilmos Apor de Altorja (29 February 1892 – 2 April 1945) was a Hungarian people, Hungarian Roman Catholic Church, Roman Catholic prelate, born as a baron in the noble Apor family, and served as a bishop during World War II. He became fam ...

(21 January 1941 appointed – 2 April 1945 died) *

János Scheffler János Scheffler (; 29 October 1887 – 6 December 1952) was a Hungarian-born Roman Catholic prelate who served as the bishop of two dioceses before acting as the Bishop of Oradea Mare. He was imprisoned due to opposing the Communist governmen ...

(8 November 1945 Appointed, however he was not installed because he preferred to stay in his Diocese of Szatmár ) *

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(3 May 1946 appointed – 28 July 1966 died) *

Kornél Pataky (Pataki) Kornél or Kornel may refer to: *Kornél Ábrányi (1822–1903), Hungarian pianist, music writer, theorist, composer *Kornél Bardóczky (born 1978), retired professional tennis player from Hungary *Kornél Béke (born 1998), Hungarian canoeist ...

(2 April 1976 appointed – 18 March 1991 resigned) *

Lajos Pápai Lajos () is a Hungarian masculine given name, cognate to the English Louis. People named Lajos include: Hungarian monarchs: * Lajos I, 1326-1382 (ruled 1342-1382) * Lajos II, 1506-1526 (ruled 1516-1526) In Hungarian politics: * Lajos Aulic ...

(18 March 1991 appointed - 17 May 2016 retired) * András Veres (17 May 2016 appointed - )

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)

References

* http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dgyor.html

External links

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