Hermann István: A veszprémi egyházmegye igazgatása a 18. században 1700-1777 - A Veszprém Megyei Levéltár kiadványai 37. (Veszprém, 2015)
VII. Mutatók
VIII. The Administration of the Diocese of Veszprém in the 18th century (Abstract) The Roman Catholic Diocese of Veszprém has occupied a wide stretch of land throughout Transdanubia since the foundation of the state, covering nearly half of this geographic region. It stretched from the Danube bend to the Drava River, encompassing five counties: Pilis, Fejér, Veszprém, Zala and Somogy. The medieval country seat of Hungary, Buda, and the crowning city, Székesfehérvár, wedged into the diocese as 'exempt parishes', were removed from the jurisdiction of the diocesan bishop. By the middle of the 16th century, a significant part of the territory of the bishopric was subject to rule by the Ottoman Empire, and the territories outside the Ottoman occupational zone became the border of the Hungarian Kingdom and the Ottoman Empire, suffering continuous attacks. Another significant phenomenon in the 16th century was the expansion of the Reformation in Hungary. By the end of the century, due to the above-mentioned factors Catholic religious practice had technically ceased in the once thriving diocese, which incorporated nearly 500 parishes and 100 monasteries. The revival of the diocese came in the first part of the 17th century and might have been triggered by the restructuring of the cathedral chapter in 1630. The superiors of the diocese were, however, hindered in implementing the ongoing work for nearly a century by the Ottoman occupation, the retaliations, and Ferenc Rákóczi ITs war of independence. The peaceful decades in the aftermath of the Peace of Szatmár in 1711 brought about the conditions which made reconstruction possible for the Catholics in the territory. This process of the establishment of the ecclesiastical organization between 1700 and 1777 in the territory of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Veszprém is the subject matter of my study. The starting date of my examination, 1700, gives me enough room to look into the conditions prior to the construction work after 1711. The closing date of my study, 1777, is set by the diocesan regulation by Maria Theresa, in the course of which the Diocese of Székesfehérvár was removed from the Diocese of Veszprém and, in addition, further territories were transferred to the other simultaneously founded diocese, the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Szombathely. 343
