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Dénesi Tamás Volkland, Frauke (2002), Reformiert sein „unter” Katholiken, Zur religiösen Praxis reformiert Gläubiger in gemischtkonfessionellen Gemeinden der Alten Eidgenossenschaft im 17. Jahrhundert, in: Haag, Norbert, Holtz, Sabine, Zimmermann, Wolfgang, [Hgg.] Bauer, Dieter R. [in Verbindung von], Ländliche Frömmigkeit, Konfessionskulturen und Lebenswelten 1500-1850, Stuttgart. 159-177. Weisz Georg (1937), Dr. Ignatius Koller von Nagymanya, Bischof von Veszprém, Sein Leben und Wirken, Wien (Doktori értekezés, kézirat a Veszprémi Érseki Könyvtárban) Catholic reform in the Veszprém diocese during the 1 8th century Catholic reform could only bring permanent results in the Veszprém diocese after the end of the Turkish conquest, from the late 17th century. Earlier, bishops had hardly visited their diocese due to the unsettled circumstances, and, because of protestantism and the struggles of the war, parishes, led by secular parsons, functioned only in the more secure Northwestern region of the episcopacy. In absence of clergymen, Catholic souls were cured by Franciscans, Jesuits and licenciati (licensed laymen). Bishop Ignác Koller, who built the new episcopal palace in Veszprém, abandoned his more secure residence in Sümeg only as late as the 1770s. Even though the Veszprém chapter had been in operation from 1630, the function of the canons was rearranged by bishops of the second half of the 18th century, who were eager to reform the chapter. Consequently, the underlying basis of the Catholic reform was the reorganisation of the parishes. About a dozen parishes existed at the end of the Turkish occupation, located almost exclusively in the Northwestern region of the diocese. The organisation process of parishes took decades. In the absence of a diocesan seminar, priests generally originated from other dioceses. As a result of the lack of clergymen, only the most fundamental objects were taught initially in the Veszprém seminar, which had been founded in the second decade of the century, but functioned solidly since 1745. Gradually, as the number of priests grew, the level of education improved as well. By the last third of the century, the majority of clergymen had already been bom in the diocese and attended the diocesan seminar. Nevertheless, invigoration of Catholic positions signified the confinement of protestantism at the same time. Catholic bishops of Veszprém in this process were supported by governmental jurisdiction and the newly catholicised patrons. It was the mutual sacrifice of patrons and laymen which was necessary to found parishes or building temples and parsonages, and a governmental institution, the Cassa parochorum, which provided ample income for parsons. 138
