Diocese of Pécs

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Bonipert , O.S.B. † ( 1009 Appointed - 1036 Resigned)
• St. Mór † ( 1036 Appointed - 1070 Died)
• István † ( 1070 Appointed - 1100 Died)
• Simon Szicíliai † ( 1109 Appointed - 1134 Died)
• Nána de Zer † ( 1135 Appointed - )
• Makár † ( 1138 Appointed - )
• János † ( 1142 Appointed - 1146 Died)
• Anthimius † ( 1148 Appointed - 1160 Died)
• Makár † ( 1163 Appointed - 1172 Died)
• Barthelemi † ( 1219 Confirmed - )
• Achilles † ( 1251 Appointed - 1253 Died)
• Jób Zách † ( 1254 Appointed - 1279 Died)
• Pál Balogh † ( 1284 Appointed - 1302 Died)
• Péter † (Jan 1307 Appointed - 1 Apr 1314 Died)
• László Kórógyi † ( 1314 Appointed - 1345 Died)
• Miklós Poroszlói † (13 Feb 1346 Appointed - 25 Jul 1360 Died)
• Wilhelm Koppenbach † (18 Jan 1361 Appointed - 1374 Died)
• Bálint Alsáni † (21 Jul 1374 Appointed - 19 Nov 1408 Died)
• Giordano Orsini (Jr.) † (4 Sep 1409 Appointed - 13 Aug 1410 Resigned)
• János Albeni † (13 Aug 1410 Appointed - 26 Feb 1421 Appointed, Bishop of Zagreb (Agram))
• Henrik Albeni † (26 Feb 1421 Appointed - 1444 Died)
• András Kálnói † (10 May 1445 Appointed - 1454 Died)
• Miklos de Barnis † (23 Jan 1455 Appointed - 1459 Died)
• János † (5 Nov 1459 Appointed - 1472 Died)
• Sigismund Jean de Chaktornya † (10 Dec 1473 Appointed - 1501 Died)
• György Szatmári † (19 Dec 1505 Appointed - 18 May 1523 Appointed, Archbishop of Esztergom)
• Fülöp Csulai Móré † (26 Oct 1524 Appointed - 29 Aug 1526 Died)
• Gyorgy Suliok † (1 Jan 1528 Appointed - 1537 Died)
• János Eszéki † (9 Jun 1539 Appointed - 1540 Died)
• György Tompa † (4 Jul 1550 Appointed - Mar 1552 Died)
• Anton Vrancic (Verancsics) † (3 Aug 1554 Appointed - 17 Jul 1560 Appointed, Bishop of Eger)
• György Drašković † (17 Jul 1560 Appointed - 22 Mar 1564 Confirmed, Bishop of Zagreb (Agram))
• Andrija Dudić (Dudith Sbardellati) † (9 Feb 1565 Appointed - 1567 Resigned)
• János Monoszlóy † (15 May 1573 Appointed - 29 Oct 1578 Appointed, Bishop of Zagreb (Agram))
• Miklós Telegdy † (15 May 1579 Appointed - 22 Apr 1586 Died)
• János Kutasy † (30 Jan 1589 Appointed - 23 Sep 1592 Appointed, Bishop of Győr (Raab))
• Miklós Zelniczey Naprady † (17 Jun 1596 Appointed - 15 Dec 1600 Appointed, Bishop of Zagreb (Agram))
• Miklós Mikáczy † (16 Apr 1598 Appointed - 15 Dec 1600 Appointed, Bishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad})
• György Zalatnaki † (20 Dec 1600 Appointed - 1608 Died)
• Petar Domitrović † (15 Mar 1610 Appointed - 15 Jul 1613 Appointed, Bishop of Zagreb (Agram))
• János Pyber de Gyerkény † (29 Jul 1613 Confirmed - 7 Apr 1631 Confirmed, Bishop of Eger)
• György Drašković † (3 Dec 1629 Appointed - 1650 Died)
• Benedikt Vinković † (6 Jun 1633 Appointed - 28 Apr 1642 Confirmed, Bishop of Zagreb (Agram))
• István Bosnyák † (30 Apr 1640 Appointed - 23 Sep 1644 Died)
• György Széchényi † (6 May 1647 Appointed - 9 Jun 1653 Appointed, Bishop of Veszprém)
• Pál Hoffmann † (3 Aug 1655 Appointed - 24 Jun 1659 Died)
• Ján Salix, O. Cist. † (21 Nov 1661 Confirmed - Mar 1668 Died)
• Ján Gubasóczy (Gubašóci) † (17 Nov 1670 Confirmed - 12 Jul 1677 Confirmed, Bishop of Vác)
• Pál Széchényi, O.S.P.P.E. † (18 Apr 1678 Confirmed - 24 Nov 1687 Appointed, Bishop of Veszprém)
• Mátyás Ignác Radonay † (7 Sep 1689 Confirmed - Apr 1703 Died)
• Wilhelm Franz Johann Bertrand von Nesselrode † (21 Jul 1710 Confirmed - 29 Sep 1732 Died)
• Antal Kázmér von Thurn und Valsassina † (2 Mar 1733 Confirmed - 25 Dec 1734 Died)
• Juan Álvaro Cienfuegos Villazón, S.J. † (15 Nov 1735 Appointed - 18 Aug 1739 Died)
• Zsigmond József Berényi † (30 Sep 1740 Confirmed - 25 Sep 1748 Died)
• György Klimó † (15 Nov 1751 Confirmed - 2 May 1777 Died)
• Pál László Esterházy † (2 Apr 1781 Confirmed - 7 Nov 1799 Died)
• József Király † (11 Jan 1808 Confirmed - 17 Jul 1825 Died)
• Ignác Szepesy de Négyes † (28 Jan 1828 Confirmed - 16 Jul 1838 Died)
• János Keresztély Scitovszky † (18 Feb 1839 Confirmed - 28 Sep 1849 Confirmed, Archbishop of Esztergom)
• György Girk † (10 Mar 1853 Confirmed - 24 Nov 1868 Died)
• Zsigmond Kovács † (25 Jun 1869 Confirmed - 25 Jun 1877 Confirmed, Bishop of Veszprém)
• Nándor Dulánszky † (25 Jun 1877 Confirmed - 24 Jan 1896 Died)
• Sámuel Hetyey de Eadem † (15 Dec 1897 Appointed - 1 Sep 1903 Died)
• Gyula Zichy † (11 Dec 1905 Appointed - 31 Aug 1925 Appointed, Archbishop of Kalocsa)
• Ferenc Virág † (27 Mar 1926 Appointed - 2 Mar 1958 Died)
• Ferenc Rogács † (2 Mar 1958 Succeeded - 20 Feb 1961 Died)
• József Cserháti † (10 Jan 1969 Appointed - 3 Nov 1989 Retired)
• Mihály Mayer (3 Nov 1989 Appointed - 19 Jan 2011 Resigned)
• György Udvardy (9 Apr 2011 Appointed - 12 Jul 2019 Appointed, Archbishop of Veszprém)
• László Felföldi (18 Nov 2020 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1950	525,000	660,000	79.5%	351	76	427	1,229		75	480	194	ap1951
1970	480,000	670,000	71.6%	261	15	276	1,739		15		179	ap1971
1980	465,000	661,000	70.3%	220		220	2,113				170	ap1981
1990	465,250	664,195	70.0%	181		181	2,570				165	ap1991
1999	440,000	660,000	66.7%	123	11	134	3,283	1	19	39	206	ap2000
2000	440,000	660,000	66.7%	128	12	140	3,142	1	17	41	206	ap2001
2001	440,000	660,000	66.7%	129	13	142	3,098	1	25	40	207	ap2002
2002	440,000	660,000	66.7%	129	12	141	3,120	1	26	36	206	ap2003
2003	440,000	665,000	66.2%	123	11	134	3,283	1	19	40	206	ap2004
2004	401,000	621,000	64.6%	122	10	132	3,037	2	17	41	206	ap2005
2013	439,000	664,000	66.1%	93	6	99	4,434	2	11	27	206	ap2014
2016	436,000	660,700	66.0%	89	6	95	4,589	3	7	21	194	ap2017
2019	432,560	657,330	65.8%	85	5	90	4,806	3	5	18	155	ap2020
2021	428,000	656,800	65.2%	86	5	91	4,703	8	5	18	85	ap2022

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• László Bíró (Priest: 23 Jun 1974 to 18 Apr 1994)
• László Felföldi (Bishop: 18 Nov 2020 - )
• Mihály Mayer (Priest: 21 Jun 1964; Auxiliary Bishop: 23 Dec 1988; Bishop: 3 Nov 1989 to 19 Jan 2011)
• György Udvardy (Bishop: 9 Apr 2011 to 12 Jul 2019; Apostolic Administrator: 12 Jul 2019 to 6 Jan 2021)
• András Veres (Apostolic Administrator: 19 Jan 2011 to 25 Apr 2011)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Henrik Albeni † (Bishop: 26 Feb 1421 to 1444)
• János Albeni † (Bishop: 13 Aug 1410 to 26 Feb 1421)
• Bálint Alsáni † (Bishop: 21 Jul 1374; Administrator: 17 Dec 1384 to 19 Nov 1408)
• Anton Aymeri † (Auxiliary Bishop: 31 May 1480)
• Pál Balogh † (Bishop: 1284 to 1302)
• Miklos de Barnis † (Bishop: 23 Jan 1455 to 1459)
• Gellért Belon † (Apostolic Administrator: 23 Sep 1959 to 20 Nov 1964; Auxiliary Bishop: 5 Apr 1982 to 6 Mar 1987)
• Zsigmond József Berényi † (Bishop: 30 Sep 1740 to 25 Sep 1748)
• István Bosnyák † (Bishop: 30 Apr 1640 to 23 Sep 1644)
• Žigmund Bubics †
• Sigismund Jean de Chaktornya † (Administrator: 10 Dec 1473 to 1501)
• Juan Álvaro Cienfuegos Villazón, S.J. † (Administrator: 15 Nov 1735 to 18 Aug 1739)
• József Cserháti † (Priest: 1 Dec 1940; Auxiliary Bishop: 15 Sep 1964; Bishop: 10 Jan 1969 to 3 Nov 1989)
• Fülöp Csulai Móré † (Bishop: 26 Oct 1524 to 29 Aug 1526)
• Nicolas Dallós †
• Paul David a Felistal †
• Petar Domitrović † (Bishop: 15 Mar 1610 to 15 Jul 1613)
• György Drašković † (Bishop: 17 Jul 1560 to 22 Mar 1564)
• György Drašković † (Bishop: 3 Dec 1629 to 1650)
• Andrija Dudić (Dudith Sbardellati) † (Bishop: 9 Feb 1565 to 1567)
• Nándor Dulánszky † (Bishop: 25 Jun 1877 to 24 Jan 1896)
• Mihály Endrey-Eipel † (Auxiliary Bishop: 8 Feb 1972 to 7 Jan 1975)
• Pál László Esterházy † (Bishop: 2 Apr 1781 to 7 Nov 1799)
• János Eszéki † (Bishop: 9 Jun 1539 to 1540)
• György Girk † (Bishop: 10 Mar 1853 to 24 Nov 1868)
• Ján Gubasóczy (Gubašóci) † (Bishop: 17 Nov 1670 to 12 Jul 1677)
• Sámuel Hetyey de Eadem † (Bishop: 15 Dec 1897 to 1 Sep 1903)
• Pál Hoffmann † (Bishop: 3 Aug 1655 to 24 Jun 1659)
• Vitus Huendler, O. Carm. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 15 Mar 1448 to 1469)
• András Kálnói † (Bishop: 10 May 1445 to 1454)
• József Király † (Bishop: 11 Jan 1808 to 17 Jul 1825)
• György Klimó † (Bishop: 15 Nov 1751 to 2 May 1777)
• Wilhelm Koppenbach † (Bishop: 18 Jan 1361 to 1374)
• László Kórógyi † (Bishop: 1314 to 1345)
• Zsigmond Kovács † (Bishop: 25 Jun 1869 to 25 Jun 1877)
• János Kutasy † (Bishop: 30 Jan 1589 to 23 Sep 1592)
• Gusztáv Károly Majláth †
• Miklós Mikáczy † (Bishop: 16 Apr 1598 to 15 Dec 1600)
• János Monoszlóy † (Bishop: 15 May 1573 to 29 Oct 1578)
• Wilhelm Franz Johann Bertrand von Nesselrode † (Bishop: 21 Jul 1710 to 29 Sep 1732)
• Giordano Orsini (Jr.) † (Administrator: 4 Sep 1409 to 13 Aug 1410)
• András Ország † (Auxiliary Bishop: 15 Apr 1776 to 18 Feb 1788)
• Antal Jószef Peitler †
• József Petheö † (Deacon: 12 Jan 1755; Priest: 31 Mar 1755; Auxiliary Bishop: 24 Jul 1797)
• Miklós Poroszlói † (Bishop: 13 Feb 1346 to 25 Jul 1360)
• János Pyber de Gyerkény † (Bishop: 29 Jul 1613 to 7 Apr 1631)
• Mátyás Ignác Radonay † (Bishop: 7 Sep 1689 to Apr 1703)
• János Ranolder †
• Ferenc Rogács † (Coadjutor Bishop: 28 Apr 1948; Bishop: 2 Mar 1958 to 20 Feb 1961)
• Ján Salix, O. Cist. † (Bishop: 21 Nov 1661 to Mar 1668)
• János Keresztély Scitovszky † (Bishop: 18 Feb 1839 to 28 Sep 1849; Apostolic Administrator: 23 Nov 1849 to 6 Jan 1852)
• Stanislav Škovránko (Várallyi) †
• Gyorgy Suliok † (Bishop: 1 Jan 1528 to 1537)
• György Szatmári † (Bishop: 19 Dec 1505 to 18 May 1523)
• György Széchényi † (Bishop: 6 May 1647 to 9 Jun 1653)
• Pál Széchényi, O.S.P.P.E. † (Bishop: 18 Apr 1678 to 24 Nov 1687)
• Ignác Szepesy de Négyes † (Bishop: 28 Jan 1828 to 16 Jul 1838)
• Simon Szicíliai † (Bishop: 1109 to 1134)
• Miklós Telegdy † (Bishop: 15 May 1579 to 22 Apr 1586)
• Franciscus Temesvar † (Auxiliary Bishop: 15 Mar 1536)
• Antal Kázmér von Thurn und Valsassina † (Bishop: 2 Mar 1733 to 25 Dec 1734)
• György Tompa † (Bishop: 4 Jul 1550 to Mar 1552)
• Benedikt Vinković † (Bishop: 6 Jun 1633 to 28 Apr 1642)
• Ferenc Virág † (Bishop: 27 Mar 1926 to 2 Mar 1958)
• Anton Vrancic (Verancsics) † (Bishop: 3 Aug 1554 to 17 Jul 1560)
• Jób Zách † (Bishop: 1254 to 1279)
• György Zalatnaki † (Bishop: 20 Dec 1600 to 1608)
• Miklós Zelniczey Naprady † (Bishop: 17 Jun 1596 to 15 Dec 1600)
• Nána de Zer † (Bishop: 1135)
• Gyula Zichy † (Bishop: 11 Dec 1905 to 31 Aug 1925)
• Achilles † (Bishop: 1251 to 1253)
• Anthimius † (Bishop: 1148 to 1160)
• Barthelemi † (Bishop: 1219 - )
• Bonipert , O.S.B. † (Bishop: 1009 to 1036)
• György † (Auxiliary Bishop: 20 May 1465)
• István † (Bishop: 1070 to 1100)
• János † (Bishop: 5 Nov 1459 to 1472)
• János † (Bishop: 1142 to 1146)
• Makár † (Bishop: 1138)
• Makár † (Bishop: 1163 to 1172)
• St. Mór † (Bishop: 1036 to 1070)
• Péter † (Bishop: Jan 1307 to 1 Apr 1314)

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