*** Welcome to piglix ***

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).

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. On 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.


...
Wikipedia

...