János Telegdy

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]

János Pyber de Gyerkény, Bishop of Pécs (1614);
Péter Pázmány, Archbishop of Esztergom (1617);
István Sennyey, Bishop of Vác (1627);
György Drašković, Bishop of Pécs (1630); and
Imre Lósy, Bishop of Varaždin (1631).

References

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
Cheney, David M. "Archbishop János Telegdy". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
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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[HierarchiaIV-1] Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 119, 156, 260, and 358. (in Latin)

[CathHierBosnia-2] "Diocese of Bosnia (Bosna)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016

[GCathBosnia-3] "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Đakovo–Osijek" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016

[CathHierJanTel-4] Cheney, David M. "Archbishop János Telegdy". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.

[GCathJanTel-5] Chow, Gabriel. "Archbishop Ján Telegdy (János)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.