List of the Archbishops of Esztergom
The list shows the archbishops of the Archdiocese of Gran (Esztergom), later Esztergom-Budapest, who were also primates of Hungary. The archbishopric was founded in 1001 by King Stephen I and has existed without interruption ever since.
- Dominicus (around 1001/02)
- Sebastian (around 1005)
- Anastasus Astrik (around 1007 – around 1026)
- Benedict (around 1046)
- Dersfi Dezső (around 1067)
- Nehemias (around 1075)
- Stephan (around 1093)
- Acha (around 1094)
- Serafin (around 1095–1104)
- Hartwick (around 1116)
- Marcell (around 1119)
- Felix (around 1127)
- Makár (around 1142)
- Kökényes (around 1146)
- Martyrius (around 1156)
- Luke (around 1160)
- Miklós (around 1181)
- Job (around 1202)
- Johann Merániai (around 1215)
- Salánky
- Gergely (1223-1241)
- Mátyás Rátót (from 1241)
- István Báncsa (from 1243)
- Benedict (from 1254)
- Fölöp Szentgróti (from 1262)
- Lodomerius (Ladomér) (1279–1298) (also Bishop of Várad since 1268)
- Gergely (from 1298)
- Mihály Bői (from 1303)
- Tamás (from 1306)
- Boleslaw of Tost (1321-1328)
- Telegdi (from 1330)
- Miklós Vásári (from 1350)
- Miklós Keszei (from 1358)
- Thomas Telegdi (from 1367)
- Johann de Surdis (from 1376)
- Demeter (from 1378)
- János Kanizsay (1387 – around 1396)
- Georg von Hohenlohe (1418–1423) ( administrator )
- Johann von Borsnitz (from 1420)
- György Pálóczi (1423–1438)
- Dénes Szécsi (Desiderius Széchy, Dionysius) (1440–1465) (also Bishop of Neutra (1438–1439) and Bishop of Erlau )
- Johann Vitez (János Vitéz) (1465–1472) (also Bishop of Wardein )
- Johann Beckenschlager (1473–1487) (also Archbishop of Salzburg and Eger )
- Johann Aragoniai
- Hippolyt Este (1487–1497)
- Tamás Bakócz (1498–1521) (also Bishop of Raab (1486–1491))
- Georg Szakmary (György Szatmári) (1521–1524) (also Bishop of Veszprém (1499–1501), Wardein (1501–1505) and Fünfkirchen )
- László Szalkai (1524–1526) (also Bishop of Waitzen (1513–1522) and Erlau )
- 1543-1683 the Bishop seat according Nagyszombat postponed
- Pál Várdai (1526– October 12, 1549)
- György Martinuzzi (from 1551)
- Nicolaus Olaho (1553–1568) (also Archbishop of Eger and Bishop of Agram )
- Antun Vrančić (October 17, 1569– June 15, 1573)
- Miklós Telegdy (1580 to April 22, 1586)
- Márton Pethe (1598-1605)
- Ferenc Forgách (1607-1616)
- Péter Pázmány , SJ (October 28, 1616 to March 19, 1637)
- Imre Lósy (1637-1642)
- György Lippay (1642–1666)
- György Szelepcsényi (1666–1686)
- György VII. Széchényi (1686–1695)
- Leopold Karl von Kollonitsch (1695–1707)
- Christian August von Sachsen-Zeitz (1707–1725) (also Bishop of Raab )
- Imre Esterházy (1725-1745)
- Miklós Csáky (1751–1757)
- Ferenc Barkóczy (1761–1765)
Vacancy 1765-1776
- József Batthyány (May 20, 1776 to October 23, 1799)
Vacancy 1799-1808
- Karl Ambrosius of Austria-Este (1808–1809)
Vacancy 1809-1819
- Sándor Rudnay Divékújfalusi (December 17, 1819– September 13, 1831)
Vacancy 1831-1838
- József Kopácsy (1838–1847)
- János Kritel Scitovszky (September 28, 1849– October 19, 1866)
- János Simor (February 22, 1867– January 23, 1891)
- Kolos Ferenc Vaszary , OSB (December 13, 1891– January 1, 1913)
- János Csernoch (December 13, 1912– July 25, 1927)
- Jusztinián György Serédi , OSB (November 30, 1927– March 29, 1945)
- József Mindszenty (October 2, 1945– December 18, 1973)
- László Lékai (February 12, 1976– June 30, 1986)
- László Paskai , OFM (March 3, 1987– December 7, 2002)
- Péter Erdő (since December 7, 2002)
literature
- Margit Beke: Esztergomi érsekek 1001–2003 [The Archbishops of Esztergom 1001–2003]. Szent István Társulat, Budapest 2003. ISBN 9789633614723 . Table of Contents (pdf)