Diocese of Pécs

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Diocese of Pécs
Map of the diocese of Pécs
Basic data
Country Hungary
Metropolitan bishopric Archdiocese of Kalocsa-Kecskemét
Diocesan bishop Sedis vacancy
Emeritus diocesan bishop Mihály Mayer
founding 1009
surface 8,196 km²
Parishes 194 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Residents 660,700 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Catholics 436,000 (2016 / AP 2017 )
proportion of 66%
Diocesan priest 89 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Religious priest 6 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Catholics per priest 4,589
Permanent deacons 3 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Friars 7 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Religious sisters 21 (2016 / AP 2017 )
rite Roman rite
Liturgical language Hungarian
cathedral St. Peter and Paul
address Pécsi Egyházmegye
P.O. Box 113
Szent Istvan-ter 23
H-7624 Pécs
Website http://www.pecs.egyhazmegye.hu

The in Hungary located Diocese Pécs and bishopric Pécs ( Latin Diocesis Quinque Ecclesiensis , Hungarian Pécsi egyházmegye ) in Pecs was founded in the year 1009 and 1135 of the ecclesiastical province of the Archbishopric Kalocsa assumed.

history

The genesis of the diocese is controversial. It is likely that King Stephen I of Hungary founded the diocese in 1009 after the subjugation of the " black Magyars " (Latin: Ungri Nigri ). Since then, former areas of the defeated and Christianized Magyars have belonged to their property. Its borders lay on a line between the places Zemogny and Tápé on the one hand, between the rivers Kapos and Almás and a Roman aqueduct between the rivers Danube and Save on the other. It thus extended over the areas of the former Tolna , Baranya and Pozsega counties . The bishops of Pécs were suffragan bishops of the Archdiocese of Esztergom . At the same time, due to their ecclesiastical dignity, they were traditionally “Erbobergespan” (Latin: Baraniensis perpetuus supremus comes ) of the Baranya County .

Basilica and Bishop's Palace

The cathedral is dedicated to the apostles Peter and Paul and is located in the center of the city. Its foundation walls date from the end of the 4th century. The church that preceded today's cathedral was considered one of the four largest structures of this type in Europe. It was raised to a minor basilica in 1991 by Pope John Paul II . Her earlier sculptures and reliefs are now exhibited in the Cathedral Museum and the Lapidarium . A statue of the composer Franz Liszt stands on the balcony of the nearby Bishop's Palace . Also nearby is the library of Bishop György Klimó, one of the most important parts of Hungarian and European cultural history.

See also

Notes / individual evidence

  1. Bruno von Querfurt : Vita quinque fratrum eremitarum; Vita vel passio Benedicti et Iohannis sociorumque suorum .
  2. Alfried Wieczorek, Hans-Martin Hinz (Ed.): European Center around 1000. Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-8062-1544-8 , ISBN 3-8062-1545-6 .
  3. ^ H. Wickham Steed, Walter Alison Phillips, David Hannay: A short history of Austria, Hungary an Poland . The Enzyclopaedia Britannica Company LTD, London 1914
  4. Note: The Hungarian name is: " Baranya vármegye örökös főispánja "
  5. Zoltán Fallenbüchl: Magyarország főispánjai 1526-1848 . Argumentum, Budapest 1994
  6. ^ List of all Basilica minor worldwide on the website of gcatholic.org
  7. Note: in Szepessy Ignác street

literature

  • Gyula László: The Magyars. Their life and civilization. Corvina, Budapest 1997 ISBN 963-13-4807-5 .

Web links

Commons : Basilica and Episcopal Palace of Pécs  - Collection of images, videos and audio files