János Csernoch
János Cardinal Csernoch ( Hungarian ) [ ˈjaːnoʃ ˈʧɛrnox ] or Ján Cardinal Černoch ( Slovak ) (born June 18, 1852 in Skalica ( Skalitz ), Kingdom of Hungary (now Slovakia ); † July 25, 1927 in Esztergom ( German Gran )) was Archbishop of Esztergom and Prince-Primate of Hungary.
Life
Černoch studied in Vienna and Rome the subjects philosophy and Catholic theology . He received his doctorate in Catholic theology and was ordained a priest on November 18, 1874 in Vienna . After completing further studies, he worked as a pastor , university professor, librarian , archivist and notary for the Apostolic See in Radošovce ( Ger . Radoschotz , Hungarian Radosócz ) and Esztergom. In 1888 he was appointed titular abbot of Savnyik , and in 1901 he represented his place of birth in the Hungarian parliament.
Černoch was a co-founder of the Hungarian Catholic Party, in which he initially represented Slovak Catholicism (but after 1918 he was a supporter of Hungarian interests).
In 1907 he became apostolic protonotary . 1908 appointed him Pope Pius X to the Bishop of Csanád . He was ordained bishop on May 10, 1908, by the Bishop of Veszprém and later Cardinal Károly Hornig , co- consecrators were Jozsef Németh , auxiliary bishop in Csanád, and Vasile Hossu , bishop of Lugoj . Pope Pius X appointed Černoch Archbishop of Kalocsa Diocese in 1911 and Archbishop of Esztergom in 1912. On May 25, 1914, János Csernoch was accepted into the College of Cardinals as a cardinal priest with the titular church of Sant'Eusebio . He took in the years 1914 and 1922 at the conclave in part. In 1916 he crowned Charles IV of Hungary.
After the death of the now exiled king, a Requiem celebrated by Cardinal Csernoch in Budapest took place in the Matthias Church on April 4, 1922 . János Csernoch died on July 25, 1927 in Esztergom and was buried in the local cathedral.
Individual evidence
- ^ Elisabeth Kovács: The fall or salvation of the Danube monarchy? Volume 1: The Austrian Question. Emperor and King Charles I (IV.) And the reorganization of Central Europe. Böhlau, Vienna 2004, ISBN 3-205-77238-5 , Chapter XXV (online)
Web links
- Csernoch, János. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed September 9, 2016.
- Entry on János Csernoch on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on September 9, 2016.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander III Dessewffy |
Bishop of Csanád 1908–1911 |
Julius Glattfelder |
| Kolos Ferenc Cardinal Vaszary OSB |
Archbishop of Esztergom 1912–1927 |
Jusztinián György Cardinal Serédi OSB |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Csernoch, János |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Černoch, Ján Cardinal (full name); Černoch, Ján |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hungarian clergyman, Archbishop of Esztergom, Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 18, 1852 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Skalica |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 25, 1927 |
| Place of death | Esztergom |