Diocese of Nitra

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Wiching † ( 880 Appointed - 900 Died)
• Meskó † ( 1328 Appointed - 26 Apr 1334 Appointed, Bishop of Veszprém)
• Miklós Keszei † (23 May 1347 Appointed - 11 Jan 1350 Appointed, Bishop of Zagreb (Agram))
• István de Insula, O.E.S.A. † (11 Jan 1350 Appointed - 10 Feb 1367 Appointed, Archbishop of Kalocsa)
• László de Deménd † (26 Feb 1367 Appointed - 27 Oct 1372 Appointed, Bishop of Veszprém)
• Dénes Szécsi † (21 Apr 1438 Appointed - 5 Jun 1439 Appointed, Bishop of Eger)
• Ladislav Bebek de Csetnek † ( 1440 Appointed - 1447 Resigned)
• Miklós † (15 Jan 1449 Appointed - 1456 Died)
• Albert Hangácsi † ( 1458 Appointed - 16 Jun 1458 Appointed, Bishop of Veszprém)
• Elias † ( 1460 Appointed - )
• Thomas de Debrenthe (Branche), O.S.B. † (13 Jan 1463 Appointed - 1484 Died)
• Gregor , O.F.M. † (1 Oct 1484 Appointed - 1492 Died)
• Anton von Sankfalva † (2 Jan 1493 Appointed - 1501 Died)
• Mikuláš Csáky (de Bačka) † (5 Jun 1501 Appointed - 21 Jun 1503 Appointed, Bishop of Transilvania, Erdély, Siebenbürgen)
• Zsigmond Thurzó † (4 Aug 1503 Appointed - 15 Nov 1504 Appointed, Bishop of Transilvania, Erdély, Siebenbürgen)
• István † (19 Dec 1505 Appointed - 1512 Died)
• István Podmanický † (22 Oct 1512 Appointed - 1530 Died)
• János Thurzó † ( 1530 Appointed - 1550 Died)
• Ferenc Thurzó † (4 Jul 1550 Appointed - 1560 Died)
• Pál Bornemissza † (17 Jul 1560 Appointed - 1579 Died)
• Zakariás Mossóczy † (7 Oct 1583 Appointed - 10 Apr 1586 Died)
• István Fejérkövy † (19 Dec 1587 Appointed - 7 Jun 1596 Appointed, Archbishop of Esztergom)
• Ferenc Forgách de Ghymes † (2 Apr 1599 Confirmed - 5 Nov 1607 Appointed, Archbishop of Esztergom)
• István Szuhay † ( 1607 Appointed - 9 Jun 1608 Died)
• Valentin Lépes † (16 Sep 1609 Appointed - 1619 Appointed, Archbishop of Kalocsa)
• János Telegdy † (Mar 1619 Appointed - 1623 Appointed, Archbishop of Kalocsa)
• János Telegdy † ( 1624 Appointed - 1647 Died)
• Giovanni Pusky † ( 1645 Appointed - 1648 Resigned)
• György Szelepcsényi † (14 Mar 1652 Confirmed - 22 Aug 1667 Confirmed, Archbishop of Esztergom)
• Leopold Karl von Kollonitsch Lipót † (30 Apr 1668 Confirmed - 19 May 1670 Confirmed, Bishop of Wiener Neustadt)
• Tomáš Pállfy ab Erdöd † (14 Dec 1671 Appointed - 6 May 1679 Died)
• Ján Gubasóczy (Gubašóci) † (13 May 1680 Appointed - 10 Apr 1686 Died)
• Péter Korompay † (24 Nov 1687 Appointed - 12 May 1690 Died)
• Blažej Jáklin † (26 Nov 1691 Appointed - 17 Oct 1695 Died)
• Ladislav Maťašovský † (18 Jun 1696 Confirmed - 10 May 1705 Died)
• László Ádám Erdődy † (21 Feb 1707 Confirmed - 10 May 1736 Died)
• Joannes Ernestus von Harrach † (30 Sep 1737 Confirmed - 16 Dec 1739 Died)
• Imrich I. Esterházy de Galántha † (29 May 1741 Confirmed - 29 Nov 1763 Died)
• Ján Gustíni-Zubrohlavský (Gusztinyi) † (29 Nov 1763 Succeeded - 31 Jan 1777 Died)
• Anton de Révay † (18 Sep 1780 Confirmed - 26 Dec 1783 Died)
• Ferenc Fuchs † (10 Mar 1788 Confirmed - 20 Aug 1804 Confirmed, Archbishop of Eger)
• Jozef Kluch † (11 Jul 1808 Confirmed - 31 Dec 1826 Died)
• József Vurum † (17 Sep 1827 Confirmed - 2 May 1838 Died)
• Imrich Palugyay de Eaden et Bodafalva † (18 Feb 1839 Confirmed - 24 Jul 1858 Died)
• Ágoston Roskoványi † (15 Apr 1859 Confirmed - 24 Feb 1892 Died)
• Imrich Bende † (19 Jan 1893 Appointed - 18 Mar 1911 Died)
• Vilmos Batthyány † (18 Mar 1911 Succeeded - 16 Dec 1920 Retired)
• Karel Kmetko † (16 Dec 1920 Appointed - 22 Dec 1948 Died)
• Ján Pásztor † (19 Feb 1973 Appointed - 8 Nov 1988 Died)
• Ján Chryzostom Korec, S.J. † (6 Feb 1990 Appointed - 9 Jun 2005 Retired)
• Viliam Judák (9 Jun 2005 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
1949	465,323	506,959	91.8%	278	71	349	1,333		190	650	150	ap1951
1969	628,775	690,953	91.0%	194	12	206	3,052		12		150	ap1971
1980	748,687	805,000	93.0%	223		223	3,357				163	ap1981
1990	750,000	885,000	84.7%	199		199	3,768				150	ap1991
1999	679,333	871,059	78.0%	243	52	295	2,302	5	92	557	160	ap2000
2000	677,161	867,383	78.1%	257	54	311	2,177	8	129	522	161	ap2001
2001	678,779	866,647	78.3%	267	57	324	2,094	8	161	559	162	ap2002
2002	699,010	859,292	81.3%	282	64	346	2,020	7	167	496	163	ap2003
2003	704,223	843,589	83.5%	280	67	347	2,029	8	154	511	163	ap2004
2004	703,322	838,861	83.8%	298	66	364	1,932	8	157	495	167	ap2005
2013	587,000	710,900	82.6%	270	66	336	1,747	1	102	212	196	ap2014
2016	568,895	685,187	83.0%	275	63	338	1,683	1	79	200	197	ap2017
2019	568,624	684,508	83.1%	281	58	339	1,677	1	75	184	197	ap2020
2021	570,135	684,604	83.3%	292	55	347	1,643	3	70	156	196	ap2022

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Peter Beňo (Priest: 14 Sep 1996; Auxiliary Bishop: 29 Jan 2021)
• Marián Chovanec (Priest: 17 Jun 1989; Auxiliary Bishop: 22 Jul 1999 to 20 Nov 2012)
• Viliam Judák (Priest: 16 Jun 1985; Bishop: 9 Jun 2005 - )
• František Rábek (Priest: 7 Jun 1972; Auxiliary Bishop: 13 Jul 1991 to 20 Jan 2003)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Joseph Victor Adamec † (Priest: 3 Jul 1960 to 12 Mar 1987)
• Vilmos Batthyány † (Coadjutor Bishop: 3 Jan 1902; Bishop: 18 Mar 1911 to 16 Dec 1920)
• Ladislav Bebek de Csetnek † (Bishop: 1440 to 1447)
• Imrich Bende † (Bishop: 19 Jan 1893 to 18 Mar 1911)
• Ágoston Benkovich, O.S.P.P.E. †
• Pál Bornemissza † (Bishop: 17 Jul 1560 to 1579)
• Mikuláš Csáky (de Bačka) † (Bishop: 5 Jun 1501 to 21 Jun 1503)
• Thomas de Debrenthe (Branche), O.S.B. † (Bishop: 13 Jan 1463 to 1484)
• László de Deménd † (Bishop: 26 Feb 1367 to 27 Oct 1372)
• László Ádám Erdődy † (Bishop: 21 Feb 1707 to 10 May 1736)
• Imrich I. Esterházy de Galántha † (Bishop: 29 May 1741 to 29 Nov 1763)
• István Fejérkövy † (Bishop: 19 Dec 1587 to 7 Jun 1596)
• Ferenc Forgách de Ghymes † (Bishop: 2 Apr 1599 to 5 Nov 1607)
• Oskar Formánek, S.J. †
• Ferenc Fuchs † (Bishop: 10 Mar 1788 to 20 Aug 1804)
• Ján Gubasóczy (Gubašóci) † (Bishop: 13 May 1680 to 10 Apr 1686)
• Ján Gustíni-Zubrohlavský (Gusztinyi) † (Coadjutor Bishop: 22 Nov 1762; Bishop: 29 Nov 1763 to 31 Jan 1777)
• Albert Hangácsi † (Bishop: 1458 to 16 Jun 1458)
• Joannes Ernestus von Harrach † (Bishop: 30 Sep 1737 to 16 Dec 1739)
• Jakub Haško †
• István de Insula, O.E.S.A. † (Bishop: 11 Jan 1350 to 10 Feb 1367)
• Blažej Jáklin † (Bishop: 26 Nov 1691 to 17 Oct 1695)
• György Jakusics †
• Miklós Keszei † (Bishop: 23 May 1347 to 11 Jan 1350)
• Jozef Kluch † (Bishop: 11 Jul 1808 to 31 Dec 1826)
• Karel Kmetko † (Priest: 2 Jul 1899; Bishop: 16 Dec 1920; Archbishop (Personal Title): 11 May 1944 to 22 Dec 1948)
• Leopold Karl von Kollonitsch Lipót † (Priest: 1668; Bishop: 30 Apr 1668 to 19 May 1670)
• Ján Chryzostom Korec, S.J. † (Bishop: 6 Feb 1990 to 9 Jun 2005)
• Péter Korompay † (Bishop: 24 Nov 1687 to 12 May 1690)
• Valentin Lépes † (Bishop: 16 Sep 1609 to 1619)
• Ladislav Maťašovský † (Bishop: 18 Jun 1696 to 10 May 1705)
• Zakariás Mossóczy † (Bishop: 7 Oct 1583 to 10 Apr 1586)
• Eduard Nécsey † (Priest: 30 Jun 1915; Auxiliary Bishop: 12 Mar 1943; Apostolic Administrator: 1949 to 19 Jun 1968)
• Tomáš Pállfy ab Erdöd † (Bishop: 14 Dec 1671 to 6 May 1679)
• Imrich Palugyay de Eaden et Bodafalva † (Bishop: 18 Feb 1839 to 24 Jul 1858)
• Ján Pásztor † (Priest: 30 Sep 1934; Bishop: 19 Feb 1973 to 8 Nov 1988)
• István Podmanický † (Bishop: 22 Oct 1512 to 1530)
• Ottokár Prohászka †
• Giovanni Pusky † (Administrator: 1645 to 1648)
• Anton de Révay † (Bishop: 18 Sep 1780 to 26 Dec 1783)
• Ágoston Roskoványi † (Bishop: 15 Apr 1859 to 24 Feb 1892)
• Anton von Sankfalva † (Bishop: 2 Jan 1493 to 1501)
• André de Saraspathals † (Auxiliary Bishop: 12 Jul 1465)
• Andrej Skrábik † (Auxiliary Bishop: 12 Aug 1939 to 14 Jun 1941)
• Dénes Szécsi † (Bishop: 21 Apr 1438 to 5 Jun 1439)
• György Szelepcsényi † (Bishop: 14 Mar 1652 to 22 Aug 1667)
• István Szuhay † (Bishop: 1607 to 9 Jun 1608)
• János Telegdy † (Bishop: Mar 1619 to 1623)
• Ferenc Thurzó † (Bishop: 4 Jul 1550 to 1560)
• János Thurzó † (Bishop: 1530 to 1550)
• Zsigmond Thurzó † (Bishop: 4 Aug 1503 to 15 Nov 1504)
• István (Štefan) Vagyon † (Priest: 5 Apr 1831 to 1868)
• József Vurum † (Bishop: 17 Sep 1827 to 2 May 1838)
• Elias † (Bishop: 1460)
• Gregor , O.F.M. † (Bishop: 1 Oct 1484 to 1492)
• István † (Bishop: 19 Dec 1505 to 1512)
• Meskó † (Bishop: 1328 to 26 Apr 1334)
• Miklós † (Bishop: 15 Jan 1449 to 1456)
• Wiching † (Bishop: 880 to 900)

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