Demeter Napr%C3%A1gyi


Demeter Naprgyi was a Hungarian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, who served as bishop of several dioceses. He was the Archbishop of Kalocsa from 1608 to 1619. He also functioned as Chancellor of Transylvania between 1598 and 1600.

Naprgyi was born into a noble family from Gmr County and raised in the court of Bishop of Pcs Mikls Telegdi. He studied theology in Vienna with the aid of the bishop. After ordination, he became director of the Nagyszombat College . He was appointed Canon of Esztergom by bishop Istvn Radczy in 1586. Two years later, he served as Grand Provost of Eger. He was the Provost of Arad between 1593 and 1596. He became Bishop of Szerm in June 1596. He held the office of Bishop of Transylvania since May 1597.

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