Diocese of Győr, Hungary

Born:	1892.02.29 (Sighișoara, Romania)
Ordained Priest:	1915.08.24
Consecrated Bishop:	1941.02.24
Died:	1945.04.02 🩸 (Győr, Hungary † 53)
Beatified:	1997.11.09
Feast:	04.02

Bishop of Győr (Hungary) (1941.01.21 – 1945.04.02)

Bishop. Martyr.

Bishop István Breyer
(1933.12.13 – 1940.09.28)

Born:	1880.08.04 (Hungary)
Ordained Priest:	1903.01.18
Consecrated Bishop:	1929.05.19
Died:	1940.09.28 († 60)

Titular Bishop of Trisipa (1929.04.05 – 1933.12.13)

Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom (Hungary) (1929.04.05 – 1933.12.13)

Bishop of Győr (Hungary) (1933.12.13 – 1940.09.28)

Bishop Antal Fetser
(1915.01.22 – 1933.10.06)

Born:	1862.01.14 (Romania)
Ordained Priest:	1885.01.28
Consecrated Bishop:	1906.03.25
Died:	1933.10.06 († 71)

Titular Bishop of Paleopolis (1906.03.08 – 1915.01.22)

Auxiliary Bishop of Oradea Mare (Romania) (1906.03.08 – 1915.01.22)

Bishop of Győr (Hungary) (1915.01.22 – 1933.10.06)

Bishop Árpád Lipót Várady (later Archbishop)
(1911.04.22 – 1914.05.25)

Born:	1865.06.18 (Hungary)
Ordained Priest:	1888.07.26
Consecrated Bishop:	1911.06.18
Died:	1923.02.18 († 57)

Bishop of Győr (Hungary) (1911.04.22 – 1914.05.25)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Kalocsa (Hungary) (1914.05.25 – 1923.02.18)

Bishop Miklós Széchenyi de Salvar-Felsovidék
(1901.12.16 – 1911.04.20)

Born:	1868.01.06
Ordained Priest:	1890.05.07
Consecrated Bishop:	1902.02.02
Died:	1923.12.01 († 55)

Bishop of Győr (Hungary) (1901.12.16 – 1911.04.20)

Bishop of Oradea Mare (Romania) (1911.04.20 – 1923.12.01)

Bishop Giovanni Zalka
(1867.03.27 – 1901.01.16)

Born:	1820.12.17 (Hungary)
Ordained Priest:	1846.01.15
Consecrated Bishop:	1867.05.05
Died:	1901.01.16 († 80)

Bishop of Győr (Hungary) (1867.03.27 – 1901.01.16)

Bishop János Simor (later Cardinal)
(1857.03.19 – 1867.02.22)

Born:	1813.08.23 (Székesfehérvár, Hungary)
Ordained Priest:	1836.10.28
Consecrated Bishop:	1857.06.29
Created Cardinal:	1873.12.22
Died:	1891.01.23 (Esztergom, Hungary † 77)

Bishop of Győr (Hungary) (1857.03.19 – 1867.02.22)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Esztergom (Hungary) (1867.02.22 – 1891.01.23)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Bartolomeo all’Isola (1874.06.15 – 1891.01.23)

Bishop Antal Karner
(1850.01.07 – 1856.09.30)

Born:	1794.01.20
Ordained Priest:	1817.01.26
Consecrated Bishop:	1850.05.12
Died:	1856.09.30 († 62)

Bishop of Székesfehérvár (Hungary) (1848.06.25 – 1849.10.27▼)

Bishop of Győr (Hungary) ([1849.10.27] 1850.01.07 – 1856.09.30)

Bishop János Sztankovits
(1838.09.13 – 1848.03.07)

Ordained Priest:	1804.10.28
Consecrated Bishop:	1838.10.28
Died:	1848.03.07

Bishop of Győr (Hungary) (1838.09.13 – 1848.03.07)

Bishop Antal Juranits
(1825.06.27 – 1837.08.26)

Born:	1768.05.26
Ordained Priest:	1791.06.11
Consecrated Bishop:	1825.08.15
Died:	1837.08.26 († 69)

Bishop of Győr (Hungary) (1825.06.27 – 1837.08.26)

Bishop Ernst von Schwarzenberg
(1818.12.21 – 1821.03.14)

Ordained Priest:	1807.07.19
Consecrated Bishop:	1819.03.14
Died:	1821.03.14

Bishop of Győr (Hungary) (1818.12.21 – 1821.03.14)

Bishop Jozef Ignác de Vilt
(1806.08.26 – 1813.10.05)

Born:	1738.07.02 (Hungary)
Ordained Priest:	1761.07.11
Consecrated Bishop:	1801.02.15
Died:	1813.10.05 († 75)

Bishop of Beograd (Serbia) (1800.12.22 – 1806.08.26)

Bishop of Győr (Hungary) (1806.08.26 – 1813.10.05)

Bishop József Fengler, B.
(1788.03.10 – 1802.02.04)

Ordained Priest:	1757.01.16
Consecrated Bishop:	1788.04.13
Died:	1802.02.04

Bishop of Győr (Hungary) (1788.03.10 – 1802.02.04)

Bishop Ferenc Zichy
(1744.03.16 – 1783.06.18)

Born:	1700.10.08
Ordained Priest:	1724.04.15
Consecrated Bishop:	1742.10.28
Died:	1783.06.18 († 82)

Titular Bishop of Botrys (1742.09.24 – 1744.03.16)

Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom (Hungary) (1742.09.24 – 1744.03.16)

Bishop of Győr (Hungary) (1744.03.16 – 1783.06.18)

Bishop Adolf Groll, B.
(1733.10.01 – 1743.11.24)

Consecrated Bishop:	1733.11.08
Died:	1743.11.24

Bishop of Győr (Hungary) (1733.10.01 – 1743.11.24)

Cardinal Philip Ludwig von Sinzendorf
(1726.09.11 – 1732.09.03)

Born:	1699.07.14 (France)
Ordained Priest:	1722
Consecrated Bishop:	1726.11.17
Created Cardinal:	1727.11.26
Died:	1747.09.28 († 48)

Bishop of Győr (Hungary) (1726.09.11 – 1732.09.03)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria sopra Minerva (1730.08.14 – 1747.09.28)

Bishop of Wrocław (Poland) (1732.09.03 – 1747.09.28)

Cardinal Ágost Keresztély
(1696.06.18 – 1725.08.23)

Born:	1666.10.09 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:
Consecrated Bishop:	1696
Created Cardinal:	1706.05.17
Died:	1725.08.23 († 58)

Bishop of Győr (Hungary) (1696.06.18 – 1725.08.23)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Esztergom (Hungary) (1701.01.24 – 1707.01.20)

Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned (1706.05.17 – 1725.08.23)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Esztergom (Hungary) (1707.01.20 – 1725.08.23)

Cardinal Lipót Kollonics
(1686.09.16 – 1695.08.22)

Born:	1631.10.26 (Hungary)
Ordained Priest:	1668
Consecrated Bishop:	1668.08.26
Created Cardinal:	1686.09.02
Died:	1707.01.20 († 75)

Bishop of Nitra (Slovakia) ([1666] 1668.04.30 – 1670.05.19)

Bishop of Wiener Neustadt ([1669.08.29] 1670.05.19 – 1686.09.16)

Bishop of Győr (Hungary) (1686.09.16 – 1695.08.22)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Girolamo dei Croati (1689.11.14 – 1707.01.20)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Kalocsa (Hungary) (1690.03.06 – 1695.08.22)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Esztergom (Hungary) (1695.08.22 – 1707.01.20)

Bishop György Széchényi (later Archbishop)
(1665.12.07 – 1678.04.18)

Ordained Priest:	1631.03.15
Consecrated Bishop:	1654.09.27
Died:	1695.02.18

Bishop of Pécs (Hungary) (1647.05.06 – 1653.06.09)

Bishop of Veszprém (Hungary) (1653.06.09 – 1665.12.07)

Bishop of Győr (Hungary) (1665.12.07 – 1678.04.18)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Kalocsa (Hungary) (1678.04.18 – 1686.09.02)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Esztergom (Hungary) (1686.09.02 – 1695.02.18)

Archbishop János Püsky
(1651 – 1657▼)

Died:

1658?

Bishop of Csanád (Hungary) (1640.04.16 – 1650.02.14)

Bishop of Vác (Hungary) (1643.07.06 – 1644.09.13▼)

Bishop of Nitra (Slovakia) (1644.09.13 – 1648▼)

Bishop of Vác (Hungary) (1648.04.20 – 1649.02.01▼)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Kalocsa (Hungary) (1650.02.14 – 1658?)

Bishop of Győr (Hungary) (1651 – 1657▼)

Bishop Juraj Drašković
(1635.10.22 – 1650▼)

Bishop of Pécs (Hungary) (1629.12.03 – 1630.10.25)

Bishop of Vác (Hungary) (1630.10.25 – 1635.10.22▼)

Bishop of Győr (Hungary) (1635.10.22 – 1650▼)

Bishop István Sennyey
(1630.03.24 – 1635.10.22▼)

Died:

1635.10.22

Bishop of Bosnia (Croatia) (1621.10.11 – 1622▼)

Bishop of Vác (Hungary) (1627.01.27 – 1628.07.11)

Bishop of Veszprém (Hungary) (1628.07.11 – 1630▼)

Bishop of Győr (Hungary) (1630.03.24 – 1635.10.22▼)

Bishop Miklós Dallos
(1623.05.05 – 1630.03.23)

Died:

1630.03.23

Bishop of Pécs (Hungary) (1619.05.23 – 1621▼)

Bishop of Vác (Hungary) (1622 – 1623.05.05▼)

Bishop of Győr (Hungary) (1623.05.05 – 1630.03.23)

Archbishop Bálint Lépes (Valentín Lépeš)
(1619 – 1623▼)

Died:

1623

Bishop of Veszprém (Hungary) (1608 – 1608▼)

Bishop of Nitra (Slovakia) (1609.09.16 – 1619)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Kalocsa (Hungary) (1619 – 1623)

Bishop of Győr (Hungary) (1619 – 1623▼)

Bishop Demeter Naprághy
(1610.01.27 – 1619)

Died:

1619

Bishop of Győr (Hungary) (1610.01.27 – 1619)

Bishop Demetrius Napragyi (later Archbishop)
(1607 – 1610.01.27)

Born:	1556
Died:	1619.03.25 († 62)

Bishop of Eger (Hungary) (1594 – 1596▼)

Bishop of Transilvania (Romania) (1600.01.07 – 1610.01.27)

Bishop of Győr (Hungary) (1607 – 1610.01.27)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Kalocsa (Hungary) (1610.01.27 – 1619.03.25)

Archbishop Márton Pethe de Hetes
(1600.12.15 – 1605.10.03)

Died:

1605.10.03

Bishop of Srijem (Serbia) (1582 – 1583.10.26)

Bishop of Vác (Hungary) (1583.10.26 – 1589.01.16)

Bishop of Oradea Mare (Romania) (1589.01.16 – 1600.12.15)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Kalocsa (Hungary) (1600.12.15 – 1605.10.03)

Bishop of Győr (Hungary) (1600.12.15 – 1605.10.03)

Archbishop János Kuthassy
(1592.09.23 – 1599.06.04)

Died:

1601.11.16

Bishop of Pécs (Hungary) (1589.01.30 – 1592.09.23)

Bishop of Győr (Hungary) (1592.09.23 – 1599.06.04)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Kalocsa (Hungary) (1596 – 1599.06.04)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Esztergom (Hungary) (1599.06.04 – 1601.11.16)

Bishop Petar Herešinec
(1587.10.26 – 1590.06.10)

Died:

1590.06.10

Bishop of Knin (1584.05.28 – 1585.03.08)

Bishop of Zagreb (Croatia) (1585.03.08 – 1587.10.26)

Bishop of Győr (Hungary) (1587.10.26 – 1590.06.10)

Bishop György Draskovics (Juraj Drašković von Trakošćan) (later Cardinal)
(1578.10.27 – 1582.04.30)

Born:	1515.02.05 (Germany)
Ordained Priest:	1539
Consecrated Bishop:	1560
Created Cardinal:	1585.12.18
Died:	1587.01.21 († 71)

Bishop of Pécs (Hungary) (1560.07.17 – 1564.03.22)

Bishop of Zagreb (Croatia) (1564.03.22 – 1578.10.27)

Bishop of Győr (Hungary) (1578.10.27 – 1582.04.30)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Kalocsa (Hungary) (1582.04.30 – 1587.01.21)

Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned (1585.12.18 – 1587.01.21)

Bishop János Liszti
(1573.05.15 – 1578.02.22)

Died:

1578.02.22

Bishop of Veszprém (Hungary) (1568 – 1573.05.15)

Bishop of Győr (Hungary) (1573.05.15 – 1578.02.22)

Cardinal Zaccaria Delfino
(1567 – 1572?)

Born:	1527.03.29 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1550
Consecrated Bishop:	1553
Created Cardinal:	1565.03.12
Died:	1583.12.19 († 56)

Bishop of Hvar (Croatia) (1553.05.05 – 1574.03.22)

Apostolic Nuncio to Austria-Hungary (1554 – 1556)

Apostolic Nuncio to Cologne (1554.02.07 – 1555.08)

Apostolic Nuncio to Austria-Hungary (1561.03.22 – 1565.10)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Aquiro pro hac vice Title (1565.09.07 – 1578.04.15)

Bishop of Győr (Hungary) (1567 – 1572?)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Stefano al Monte Celio (1578.04.15 – 1579.08.17)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Anastasia (1579.08.17 – 1583.12.19)

Bishop Pál Gregorianci
(1554.08.03 – 1565.10.21)

Died:

1565.10.21

Bishop of Győr (Hungary) (1554.08.03 – 1565.10.21)

Bishop František Ujlaky
(1550.06.02 – 1554.08.03)

Born:	1485 (Romania)
Died:	1555.02.01 († 69)

Bishop of Győr (Hungary) (1550.06.02 – 1554.08.03)

Bishop of Eger (Hungary) (1554.08.03 – 1555.02.01)

Bishop Balázs Paksy
(1525 – 1526.08.29)

Died:

1526.08.29

Bishop of Győr (Hungary) (1525 – 1526.08.29)

Bishop János Gosztony
(1511.02.10 – 1525)

Bishop of Vác (Hungary) (1508.04.15 – 1511.02.10)

Bishop of Győr (Hungary) (1511.02.10 – 1525)

Bishop of Transilvania (Romania) (1525 – 1527)

Bishop Ferenc Szatmári
(1497.06.09 – 1509)

Died:

1509

Bishop of Győr (Hungary) (1497.06.09 – 1509)

Bishop Tamás Bakócz (later Cardinal)
(1487.04.20 – 1497.06.09)

Born:	1442 (Hungary)
Ordained Priest:
Consecrated Bishop:
Created Cardinal in pectore:	1500.09.28
Revealed as Cardinal:	1500.10.02
Died:	1521.06.11 († 78)

Bishop of Győr (Hungary) (1487.04.20 – 1497.06.09)

Bishop of Eger (Hungary) (1497.06.09 – 1497.12.20)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Esztergom (Hungary) (1497.12.20 – 1521.06.11)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Martino ai Monti (1500.10.05 – 1521.06.11)

Patriarch of Constantinople (1507.10.30 – 1521.06.11)

Protopriest of Sacred College of Cardinals (1511.11 – 1521.06.11)

Apostolic Administrator of Senj (Croatia) (1513.09.23 – ?)

Bishop Orbán Dóczy von Nagylúcse
(1481.09.05 – 1487.04.27)

Bishop of Győr (Hungary) (1481.09.05 – 1487.04.27)

Bishop of Eger (Hungary) (1487.04.27 – 1491)

Apostolic Administrator of Wien (Austria) (1488 – 1490)

Bishop Demetrij Čupor Moslavački
(1466.04.14 – 1480)

Died:

1480

Bishop of Knin (1438.07.04 – 1447.02.13)

Bishop of Zagreb (Croatia) (1447.02.13 – 1453.07.18)

Bishop of Knin (1453.07.18 – 1465.06.14)

Bishop of Zagreb (Croatia) (1465.06.14 – 1466.04.14)

Bishop of Győr (Hungary) (1466.04.14 – 1480)

Bishop Ágoston Salánki
(1445.11.12 – 1466)

Died:

1466

Bishop of Győr (Hungary) (1445.11.12 – 1466)

Bishop Benedikt Mihályfia
(1439.06.05 – 1444)

Died:

1444

Bishop of Győr (Hungary) (1439.06.05 – 1444)

Bishop Kelemen Molnár
(1417 – 1438)

Bishop of Győr (Hungary) (1417 – 1438)

Bishop Giovanni Hédervári
(1386.06.12 – 1415)

Died:

1415

Bishop of Győr (Hungary) (1386.06.12 – 1415)

Bishop Guglielmo Vasco, O.F.M.
(1377.10.02 – 1386 deposed)

Bishop of Comacchio (Italy) (1358 – 1371)

Bishop of Siena (Italy) (1371 – 1377.10.02)

Bishop of Győr (Hungary) (1377.10.02 – 1386 deposed)

Bishop Péter Siklósi
(1376.01.23 – 1377.10.02)

Bishop of Bosnia (Croatia) (1356.02.28 – 1376.01.23)

Bishop of Győr (Hungary) (1376.01.23 – 1377.10.02)

Bishop of Veszprém (Hungary) (1377.10.02 – 1378)

Bishop János de Surdis (later Archbishop)
(1375 – 1376.01.23)

Bishop of Vác (Hungary) (1363 – 1375)

Bishop of Győr (Hungary) (1375 – 1376.01.23)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Esztergom (Hungary) (1376.01.23 – 1378)

Bishop Kálmán von Raab
(1337 – 1375)

Died:

1375

Bishop of Győr (Hungary) (1337 – 1375)

Bishop Nikola
(1309.07.28 – 1336)

Died:

1336

Bishop of Bosnia (Croatia) (1301 – 1309.07.28)

Bishop of Győr (Hungary) (1309.07.28 – 1336)

Bishop Tivadar Tengerdi
(1296 – 1308)

Died:

1308

Bishop of Győr (Hungary) (1296 – 1308)

Bishop Benedek
(1294 – 1296)

Bishop of Győr (Hungary) (1294 – 1296)

Bishop András
(1290 – 1293)

Bishop of Győr (Hungary) (1290 – 1293)

Bishop Dénes
(1271 – 1289?)

Bishop of Győr (Hungary) (1271 – 1289?)

Bishop Farkas
(1268 – 1270)

Bishop of Győr (Hungary) (1268 – 1270)

Bishop Omodé
(1254 – 1263)

Bishop of Győr (Hungary) (1254 – 1263)

Bishop Artolfus
(1245.09 – ?)

Bishop of Transilvania (Romania) (1244 – 1245.09)

Bishop of Győr (Hungary) (1245.09 – ?)

Bishop Benedek
(1243.07.11 – ?)

Bishop of Oradea Mare (Romania) (1232 – 1243.07.11)

Bishop of Győr (Hungary) (1243.07.11 – ?)

Bishop Gergely
(1223 – 1241)

Died:

1241

Bishop of Győr (Hungary) (1223 – 1241)

Bishop Kozma
(1219 – 1223)

Bishop of Győr (Hungary) (1219 – 1223)

Bishop Péter
(1206 – 1218)

Died:

1218

Bishop of Győr (Hungary) (1206 – 1218)

Bishop Ugrin Csák (later Archbishop)
(1188 – 1204)

Bishop of Győr (Hungary) (1188 – 1204)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Esztergom (Hungary) (1204 – ?)

Bishop Mikud
(1181 – 1187)

Bishop of Győr (Hungary) (1181 – 1187)

Bishop Gerváz
(1156 – 1179)

Bishop of Győr (Hungary) (1156 – 1179)

Bishop Izbég
(1150 – 1155)

Bishop of Győr (Hungary) (1150 – 1155)

Bishop Zacheus
(1142 – 1149)

Bishop of Győr (Hungary) (1142 – 1149)

Bishop Pál
(1137 – 1140)

Bishop of Győr (Hungary) (1137 – 1140)

Bishop Péter
(1135 – 1136)

Died:

1136

Bishop of Győr (Hungary) (1135 – 1136)

Bishop Gerváz
(1119 – 1134)

Bishop of Győr (Hungary) (1119 – 1134)

Bishop Ambrus
(1115 – 1118)

Bishop of Győr (Hungary) (1115 – 1118)

Bishop György
(1111 – 1115)

Bishop of Győr (Hungary) (1111 – 1115)

Bishop Hartvik
(1097 – 1110)

Bishop of Győr (Hungary) (1097 – 1110)

Bishop Dezső
(1064 – 1096)

Bishop of Győr (Hungary) (1064 – 1096)

Bishop Miklós
(1052 – 1064)

Bishop of Győr (Hungary) (1052 – 1064)

Bishop Modesto
(1009 – 1051)

Died:

1051

Bishop of Győr (Hungary) (1009 – 1051)

Former Prelates

Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop József Bánk (later Archbishop) (1964.09.15 – 1969.01.10)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop József Grósz (later Archbishop) (1928.12.17 – 1939.07.19)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Ernesto Kutrovatz (1897.04.19 – 1913.10.21)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Sigismondo Deáky (1841.07.12 – 1872.12.29)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Josef Winterl, S.J. (1773 – 1790.08.30)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Franciscus Kornis de Goncz-Ruszka (1769.06.12 – 1790.02.12)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Fridericus von Pfutschner (1755.12.15 – 1769)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop János Karl von Maltzan (1743.01.28 – ?)

Diocese of

Győr

Hungary

Celebrations

History

Papal Visits

Present Prelates

Ordinaries

Former Prelates

Special Churches

Statistics (2022.12.31)