János Telegdy
Most Reverend János Telegdy | |
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Archbishop of Kalocsa | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Kalocsa |
In office | 1623–1647 |
Predecessor | Bálint Lépes |
Successor | |
Orders | |
Ordination | 10 February 1594 |
Consecration | 25 September 1611 by Roberto Francesco Romolo Bellarmino |
Personal details | |
Born | 1575 Érsekújvár, Hungary (today Nové Zámky, Slovakia) |
Died | 1647 (age 72) Kalocsa, Hungary |
János Telegdy (Hungarian: Telegdy János, Slovak: Ján Telegdy; 1575–1647) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Kalocsa (1623–1647), Bishop of Nyitra (1619–1623), Bishop of Várad (1613–1619), and Bishop of Bosnia (1611–1613).[1][2][3]
Biography[]
János Telegdy was born in Érsekújvár, Kingdom of Hungary (today Nové Zámky, Slovakia) in 1575 and ordained a priest in the Diocese of Esztergom on 10 February 1594.[4][5] On 27 January 1610, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Bosnia.[1][4][5] On 25 September 1611, he was consecrated bishop by Roberto Francesco Romolo Bellarmino, Cardinal-Priest of San Matteo in Merulana, with Antonio d'Aquino, Bishop of Sarno, and Giulio Sansedoni, Bishop Emeritus of Grosseto, serving as co-consecrators.[4][5] In 1613, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Várad.[4] On March 1619, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Nyitra.[4] In 1623, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XV as Archbishop of Kalocsa.[4] In 1624, he was once again appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XV as Bishop of Nitra.[4] He served as Archbishop of Kalocsa until his death in 1647.[4]
Episcopal succession[]
While bishop, Telegdy was the principal co-consecrator of:[4]
- , Bishop of Pécs (1614);
- Péter Pázmány, Archbishop of Esztergom (1617);
- , Bishop of Vác (1627);
- György Drašković, Bishop of Pécs (1630); and
- , Bishop of Varaždin (1631).
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 119, 156, 260, and 358. (in Latin)
- ^ "Diocese of Bosnia (Bosna)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- ^ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Đakovo–Osijek" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i Cheney, David M. "Archbishop János Telegdy". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.[self-published source]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Chow, Gabriel. "Archbishop Ján Telegdy (János)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.[self-published source]
- 17th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Hungary
- Bishops appointed by Pope Paul V
- Bishops appointed by Pope Gregory XV
- 1575 births
- 1647 deaths
- Archbishops of Kalocsa
- Bishops of Bosnia
- People from Nové Zámky
- European Roman Catholic bishop stubs
- Hungarian religious biography stubs