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János Telegdy

1575 – 1647

17th-century Hungarian Catholic bishop

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Lived 1575 – 1647 (aged 71–72). János Telegdy was a Hungarian catholic priest.

János 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).

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. On 27 January 1610, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Bosnia. 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. In 1613, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Várad. In March 1619, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Nyitra. In 1623, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XV as Archbishop of Kalocsa. In 1624, he was once again appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XV as Bishop of Nitra. He served as Archbishop of Kalocsa until his death in 1647.

Episcopal succession While bishop, Telegdy was the principal co-consecrator of: 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 Várad (1631).

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Born
1575, Nové Zámky
Birth century
Died
1647, Kalocsa
Occupation
Nationality
Positions held
Roman Catholic Archbishop of Kalocsa, Latin Catholic Bishop of Oradea Mare, Roman Catholic Bishop of Bosnia (Bosna, Diacovar, Diakovar), Roman Catholic Bishop of Nitra

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Who was János Telegdy?

17th-century Hungarian Catholic bishop

When was János Telegdy born?

János Telegdy was born in 1575 in Nové Zámky.

When did János Telegdy die?

János Telegdy died in 1647 in Kalocsa.

What was János Telegdy's occupation?

János Telegdy was a catholic priest.

What nationality was János Telegdy?

János Telegdy was Hungarian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: János Telegdy

· Wikidata: Q14540773

· DBpedia: János Telegdy

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