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.

Contents 1 Secular offices connected to the bishopric 2 List of the Bishops of Győr 3 Sources 4 References

[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)

[edit] References

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

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