Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Veszprém

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Archdiocese of Veszprém

Archidioecesis Veszprimiensis

Veszprémi Főegyházmegye
Diocese of Kaposvár
Vicar GeneralMiklós Szerenka
Bishops emeritusArchbishop Emeritus Gyula Márfi
Map
Map of the Diocese
Map of the Diocese
Website
Website

The Archdiocese of Veszprém (

Archdiocese of Esztergom. In 1992, the Diocese was elevated to an Archdiocese. The Archdiocese is the Metropolitan of the Diocese of Kaposvár and the Diocese of Szombathely
.

The Cathedral of Veszprém is dedicated to Saint Michael. The current archbishop is György Udvardy, formerly Bishop of Pecs, who was appointed by Pope Francis on July 12, 2019, to succeed the retiring Gyula Márfi.

Establishment of the diocese

The circumstances of the establishment of the

Archdiocese of Esztergom
.

When the

Somogy
to the Abbey, but the county itself still belonged to the Diocese of Veszprém.

The diocese was linked traditionally to the

ius patronatus of the Cathedral in Veszprém was due to not only the king of Hungary
but also his wife.

11th–14th centuries

Based on the tradition, the bishop of Veszprém was entitled to crown

queens of Hungary, and this tradition was confirmed by an agreement between Bishop Robert of Veszprém and Archbishop János of Esztergom
in April 1216.

The bishop of Veszprém became also the queen's chancellor. The first bishop of Veszprém who used the title was Bertalan, Bishop of Veszprém, and in 1269 King Béla IV confirmed that the title was connected to the bishopric.

In the year 1294,

Veszprém County
, despite being a former queen.

On 26 October 1313,

Veszprém
.

List of the Bishops and Archbishops of Veszprém

Sources

  • Balogh, Margit - Gergely, Jenő: Egyházak az újkori Magyarországon (1790–1992) - Adattár (MTA Történettudományi Intézete, Budapest, 1996)
  • 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)
  • Karácsonyi, János: Magyarország egyháztörténete főbb vonásaiban 970-től 1900-ig (Könyvértékesítő Vállalat, Budapest, 1985)

References

  1. ^ However, it is not clear whether it was really a Deed of Foundation or it only served to determine the frontiers of the diocese and the estates of the bishopric.
  2. ^ "Therefore, let the Holy Church of God and all our present and future adherents know that we place four castles (by name Veszprém, where the episcopal see is found, Fehérvár, Kolon and Visegrád) under Saint Michael's Church in Veszprém, together with all their churches, chapels, altars, frontiers and lands".
  3. ^ a b "Archdiocese of Veszprém". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  4. ^ ".: Netlexikon - az online lexikon (Címszó: Beriszló Péter)". Archived from the original on 2011-10-05. Retrieved 2011-02-16.

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