The Career of Dominic, Bishop of Cenad (1360–1373) and Oradea (1373–1374) Prior to His Episcopal Ordination Cover Image

Dominikus, Bischof von Cenad (1360–1373) und Oradea (1373–1374), und sein Wirken vor der Bischofsweihe
The Career of Dominic, Bishop of Cenad (1360–1373) and Oradea (1373–1374) Prior to His Episcopal Ordination

Author(s): Peter Labanc
Subject(s): History, Political history, Middle Ages, History of Religion
Published by: Academia Română – Centrul de Studii Transilvane
Keywords: Bishop of Oradea; Bishop of Cenad; medieval clergy; church hierarchy; Hungarian Kingdom

Summary/Abstract: The article presents the interesting ecclesiastical career of Dominic, a son of Dominic Bubek, the bishop of Cenad and later of Oradea, before his episcopal ordination in 1360. He played a significant role at the onset of the Archdeaconry of Torysa (Eger Diocese) and later on, for almost ten years he was active at the center of the Hungarian Church as a vicar of the Archdiocese of Esztergom. In the period 1357–1360 he served as a Scepusian provost and subsequently he was ordained a bishop of Cenad. Apart from this, he was receiving income from the prebends in Pécs, Eger and Esztergom. Considering the geographical aspect, his career reached all corners of the medieval Kingdom of Hungary.

  • Issue Year: XXVI/2017
  • Issue No: 03
  • Page Range: 80-93
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: German