János Telegdy

Most Reverend
János Telegdy
Archbishop of Kalocsa
Church Catholic Church
Archdiocese Archdiocese of Kalocsa
In office 1623–1647
Predecessor Bálint Lépes
Successor János Püsky
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]

References

  1. 1 2 Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 119, 156, 260, and 358. (in Latin)
  2. ↑ "Diocese of Bosnia (Bosna)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  3. ↑ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Đakovo–Osijek" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Cheney, David M. "Archbishop János Telegdy". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
  5. 1 2 3 Chow, Gabriel. "Archbishop Ján Telegdy (János)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Franjo Ergelski Hasanović		 Bishop of Bosnia
1611–1613		 Succeeded by
Giovanni Thomas Marnavich
Preceded by
Miklós Mikáczy		 Bishop of Várad
1613–1619		 Succeeded by
Ladislas Hosszutotky
Preceded by
Bálint Lépes		 Bishop of Nyitra
1619–1623		 Succeeded by
Giovanni Pusky
Preceded by
Bálint Lépes		 Archbishop of Kalocsa
1623–1647		 Succeeded by
János Püsky


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