Diocese of Szeged-Csanád

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Bishop(s) László Kiss-Rigó, Bishop Endre Gyulay, Bishop Emeritus

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Name Changed: 5 August 1982 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Kalocsa-Kecskemét Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Hungary Square Kilometers: 10,851 (4,191 Square Miles) Official Web Site: http://www.szeged-csanad.egyhazmegye.hu/ Mailing Address: Aradi-Vertanuk tere 2, H-6720 Szeged, Magyarorszag Telephone: (62)420.932 Fax: 420.932-155

Historical Details

• Diocese of Csanád
  • Latin Name: Csanadiensis
  • Erected: 1035
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Kalocsa
  • Country: Hungary
  • Square Kilometers: 10,775 (4,161 Square Miles)

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Benedictus † ( 1306 Appointed - )
• Tamás Telegdi † (31 May 1350 Appointed - 25 Aug 1358 Appointed, Archbishop of Kalocsa)
• Péter Remetei Himfi † (30 Apr 1438 Appointed - 1457 Died)
• Albert † (16 Jun 1458 Appointed - 1466 Died)
• János Szokoli † (27 Oct 1466 Appointed - 1493 Resigned)
• Lukács Szegedi Baratin † (4 Nov 1493 Appointed - 24 Jul 1500 Appointed, Bishop of Zagreb (Agram))
• Mikuláš Csáky (de Bačka) † (15 Nov 1504 Appointed - 1514 Died)
• Ferenc (Franciskus) Csaholi (Chahol) † (1 Oct 1514 Appointed - 29 Aug 1526 Died)
• János Musinai Gerván † ( 1527 Appointed - 29 Aug 1529 Died)
• Györgi Martinuzzi, O.S.P.P.E. † ( 1536 Appointed - 30 May 1539 Appointed, Bishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad})
• János Barlabássy † (30 May 1539 Appointed - 1552 Died)
• Péter Kapronczay Paulinus † (17 Jul 1560 Appointed - 1561 Died)
• János Kolozsváry, O.S.B. † (28 Jan 1562 Appointed - 24 Nov 1562 Died)
• Andrija Dudić (Dudith Sbardellati) † ( 1563 Appointed - 9 Feb 1565 Appointed, Bishop of Pécs)
• Gergely Bornemissza † ( 1565 Appointed - 3 Jun 1573 Appointed, Bishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad})
• Boldizsár Persei Melegh † (15 May 1573 Appointed - 1583 Died)
• István Mathisy † (14 Oct 1583 Appointed - 23 Jan 1589 Appointed, Bishop of Vác)
• Pál Szegedy † (27 Feb 1589 Appointed - 1597 Died)
• Fausto Vrancic (Verancsics) † (20 Dec 1600 Confirmed - 1608 Resigned)
• Georges Dubovsky † (3 Dec 1635 Appointed - 1636 Died)
• Giovanni Pusky † (16 Apr 1640 Appointed - 14 Feb 1650 Appointed, Archbishop of Kalocsa)
• Mátyás Tarnóczy † (4 Apr 1650 Appointed - 14 Jun 1655 Appointed, Bishop of Vác)
• Tomáš Pállfy ab Erdöd † (2 Aug 1655 Appointed - 12 Dec 1667 Appointed, Bishop of Eger)
• Hyacinthe Macripodari, O.P. † ( 1659 Appointed - 1672 Died)
• Ferdinandus Pállfy ab Erdöd † (27 Feb 1673 Appointed - 5 Sep 1678 Appointed, Bishop of Eger)
• János Kéry, O.S.P.P.E. † (5 Dec 1678 Appointed - 8 Jun 1682 Appointed, Bishop of Vác)
• György Fenessy † (1 Oct 1685 Confirmed - 12 May 1687 Confirmed, Bishop of Eger)
• Mihály Dvornikovich † (24 Nov 1687 Confirmed - 14 Nov 1695 Confirmed, Bishop of Vác)
• István Telekesy † (13 Aug 1696 Confirmed - 31 Jul 1702 Appointed, Bishop of Eger)
• István Dolny † (25 Jun 1703 Confirmed - 2 Jun 1707 Died)
• László Nádasdy, O.S.Pauli † (15 Dec 1710 Confirmed - 25 Nov 1729 Died)
• Adalbertus von Falkenstein, O.S.B. † (21 May 1731 Confirmed - 27 Sep 1739 Died)
• Nicola Stanislavich, O.F.M. Obs. † (30 Sep 1740 Confirmed - 15 Jul 1750 Died)
• Franz Anton von Engel in Wagrain † (7 Dec 1750 Confirmed - Jan 1777 Died)
• Imre Christovich (Kristovich) † (28 Jul 1777 Confirmed - 23 Dec 1798 Died)
• László Köszeghy von Romete † (22 Dec 1800 Confirmed - 4 Jan 1828 Died)
• Antal Török † (15 Mar 1830 Confirmed - 6 Apr 1832 Died)
• József Lonovics † (23 Jun 1834 Confirmed - Feb 1850 Resigned)
• Alessandro Csajàghy † (5 Sep 1851 Confirmed - 7 Feb 1860 Died)
• Sándor Bonnaz † (28 Sep 1860 Confirmed - 9 Aug 1889 Died)
• Alexander Dessewffy † (26 Jun 1890 Confirmed - 5 Dec 1907 Died)
• János Csernoch † (19 Feb 1908 Appointed - 20 Apr 1911 Confirmed, Archbishop of Kalocsa)
• Gyula Glattfelder † (22 Apr 1911 Appointed - 30 Aug 1943 Died)
• Endre Hamvas † (3 Mar 1944 Appointed - 15 Sep 1964 Appointed, Archbishop of Kalocsa)
• József Udvardy † (7 Jan 1975 Appointed - 5 Jun 1987 Retired)
• Endre Gyulay (5 Jun 1987 Appointed - 20 Jun 2006 Retired)
• László Kiss-Rigó (20 Jun 2006 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Csanád
1035	Erected		Diocese of Csanád (erected)
10 February 1923	Territory Lost	Diocese of Csanád	Apostolic Administration of Srpski Banat (erected)
17 February 1923	Territory Lost	Diocese of Csanád	Apostolic Administration of Timişoara (erected)
19 June 1931	Elevated		Diocese of Csanád (See Transferred)
Diocese of Szeged-Csanád
5 August 1982	Name Changed	Diocese of Csanád	Diocese of Szeged-Csanád
31 May 1993	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Eger Diocese of Szeged-Csanád	Diocese of Debrecen-Nyíregyháza (erected)

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Csanád
1950	265,000	350,000	75.7%	134	54	188	1,409		86	375	59	ap1951
1969	371,750	1,370,300	27.1%	208		208	1,787			53	113	ap1971
1980	376,000	1,576,000	23.9%	153		153	2,457			16	113	ap1981
Diocese of Szeged-Csanád
1990	381,088	1,050,424	36.3%	128		128	2,977				111	ap1991
1999	440,000	936,000	47.0%	103	19	122	3,606	2	101	13	112	ap2000
2000	440,000	936,000	47.0%	101	19	120	3,666	3	69	13	112	ap2001
2001	440,000	936,000	47.0%	101	19	120	3,666	4	70	16	112	ap2002
2002	440,000	936,000	47.0%	101	19	120	3,666	3	64	20	112	ap2003
2003	440,000	936,000	47.0%	104	19	123	3,577	4	77	30	130	ap2004
2004	440,000	936,000	47.0%	98	19	117	3,760	4	75	29	129	ap2005
2010	360,563	881,159	40.9%	103	13	116	3,108	3	60	30	112	ap2011
2014	363,500	889,000	40.9%	93	14	107	3,397	4	61	35	112	ap2015
2017	361,100	819,700	44.1%	99	15	114	3,167	4	60	29	112	ap2018

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Endre Gyulay (Priest: 7 Jun 1953; Bishop: 5 Jun 1987 to 20 Jun 2006)
• László Kiss-Rigó (Bishop: 20 Jun 2006)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• János Barlabássy † (Bishop: 30 May 1539 to 1552)
• Albert de Bichar † (Auxiliary Bishop: 10 Jan 1525)
• Sándor Bonnaz † (Bishop: 28 Sep 1860 to 9 Aug 1889)
• Gergely Bornemissza † (Bishop: 1565 to 3 Jun 1573)
• Imre Christovich (Kristovich) † (Bishop: 28 Jul 1777 to 23 Dec 1798)
• Ferenc (Franciskus) Csaholi (Chahol) † (Bishop: 1 Oct 1514 to 29 Aug 1526)
• Alessandro Csajàghy † (Bishop: 5 Sep 1851 to 7 Feb 1860)
• Mikuláš Csáky (de Bačka) † (Bishop: 15 Nov 1504 to 1514)
• János Csernoch † (Bishop: 19 Feb 1908 to 20 Apr 1911)
• Alexander Dessewffy † (Bishop: 26 Jun 1890 to 5 Dec 1907)
• István Dolny † (Bishop: 25 Jun 1703 to 2 Jun 1707)
• Georges Dubovsky † (Bishop: 3 Dec 1635 to 1636)
• Andrija Dudić (Dudith Sbardellati) † (Bishop: 1563 to 9 Feb 1565)
• Mihály Dvornikovich † (Bishop: 24 Nov 1687 to 14 Nov 1695)
• Franz Anton von Engel in Wagrain † (Bishop: 7 Dec 1750 to Jan 1777)
• Adalbertus von Falkenstein, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 21 May 1731 to 27 Sep 1739)
• György Fenessy † (Bishop: 1 Oct 1685 to 12 May 1687)
• Gyula Glattfelder † (Bishop: 22 Apr 1911; Archbishop (Personal Title): 24 Sep 1942 to 30 Aug 1943)
• Endre Hamvas † (Bishop: 3 Mar 1944 to 15 Sep 1964)
• József Ijjas † (Apostolic Administrator: 15 Sep 1964 to 10 Jan 1969)
• Ján Ivánkovits †
• Péter Kapronczay Paulinus † (Bishop: 17 Jul 1560 to 1561)
• János Kéry, O.S.P.P.E. † (Bishop: 5 Dec 1678 to 8 Jun 1682)
• János Kolozsváry, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 28 Jan 1562 to 24 Nov 1562)
• László Köszeghy von Romete † (Bishop: 22 Dec 1800 to 4 Jan 1828)
• Gáspár Lischerong, S.J. †
• József Lonovics † (Bishop: 23 Jun 1834 to Feb 1850)
• Imre Lósy †
• Hyacinthe Macripodari, O.P. † (Bishop: 1659 to 1672)
• Györgi Martinuzzi, O.S.P.P.E. † (Bishop: 1536 to 30 May 1539)
• István Mathisy † (Bishop: 14 Oct 1583 to 23 Jan 1589)
• Josip Mihalović †
• János Musinai Gerván † (Bishop: 1527 to 29 Aug 1529)
• László Nádasdy, O.S.Pauli † (Bishop: 15 Dec 1710 to 25 Nov 1729)
• József György Németh † (Auxiliary Bishop: 16 Jan 1874 to 1920)
• Augustin Pacha † (Priest: 12 Aug 1893 to 12 Mar 1923)
• Ferdinandus Pállfy ab Erdöd † (Bishop: 27 Feb 1673 to 5 Sep 1678)
• Tomáš Pállfy ab Erdöd † (Bishop: 2 Aug 1655 to 12 Dec 1667)
• Boldizsár Persei Melegh † (Bishop: 15 May 1573 to 1583)
• Giovanni Pusky † (Bishop: 16 Apr 1640 to 14 Feb 1650)
• Péter Remetei Himfi † (Bishop: 30 Apr 1438 to 1457)
• Lörinc (Vavrinec) Schlauch † (Deacon: 2 Jan 1847; Priest: 3 Apr 1847 to 25 Jul 1873)
• Nicola Stanislavich, O.F.M. Obs. † (Bishop: 30 Sep 1740 to 15 Jul 1750)
• Lukács Szegedi Baratin † (Bishop: 4 Nov 1493 to 24 Jul 1500)
• Pál Szegedy † (Bishop: 27 Feb 1589 to 1597)
• János Szokoli † (Bishop: 27 Oct 1466 to 1493)
• Mátyás Tarnóczy † (Bishop: 4 Apr 1650 to 14 Jun 1655)
• Tamás Telegdi † (Bishop: 31 May 1350 to 25 Aug 1358)
• István Telekesy † (Bishop: 13 Aug 1696 to 31 Jul 1702)
• Antal Török † (Bishop: 15 Mar 1830 to 6 Apr 1832)
• József Udvardy † (Apostolic Administrator: 10 Jan 1969; Bishop: 7 Jan 1975 to 5 Jun 1987)
• Fausto Vrancic (Verancsics) † (Bishop: 20 Dec 1600 to 1608)
• Albert † (Bishop: 16 Jun 1458 to 1466)
• Benedictus † (Bishop: 1306)

Source(s)

Diocese of Csanád Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 179, and Page 180 Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 124

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