Innocent, Bishop of Syrmia

Innocent
Bishop of Syrmia
Installed1232 (or before)
Term ended1233/50
Predecessorfirst known
SuccessorOliver (?)
Personal details
NationalityHungarian
DenominationCatholic

Innocent (Hungarian: Ince) was a Hungarian prelate in the 13th century, who served as the first known Bishop of Syrmia from 1232 to 1233.

Career

The Diocese of Syrmia (Hungarian: Szerém, Serbian: Srem) was established as a suffragan bishopric of the Archdiocese of Kalocsa in 1229.[1] As Innocent appeared as bishop for the first and last time in 1232, it is possible he was actually the first head of the newly established diocese. His name as a witness was preserved in a charter issued by papal legate Giacomo di Pecorari, who transcribed that diploma of Robert, Archbishop of Esztergom, in which he put the Kingdom of Hungary under an interdict.[2] Croatian historian Emerik Gašić claimed Innocent functioned as bishop throughout from 1231 to 1233, but there is no source for that.[3] Innocent issued his charter on 27 November 1233, this is the last mention of him.[4]

References

  1. ^ Ternovácz 2011, p. 34.
  2. ^ Ternovácz 2011, p. 35.
  3. ^ Ternovácz 2011, p. 36.
  4. ^ Zsoldos 2011, p. 95.

Sources

  • Ternovácz, Bálint (2011). "A szerémi püspökök életrajza, valamint a kői, illetve a szenternyei székeskáptalan archontológiája a 14. század közepéig [The Biography of the Bishops of Szerém, and the Archontology of the Chapters of Kő and Szenternye until the Mid-14th Century]". Magyar Egyháztörténeti Vázlatok (in Hungarian). 23 (1–2): 33–47. ISSN 0865-5227.
  • Zsoldos, Attila (2011). Magyarország világi archontológiája, 1000–1301 [Secular Archontology of Hungary, 1000–1301] (in Hungarian). História, MTA Történettudományi Intézete. ISBN 978-963-9627-38-3.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
first known
 Bishop of Syrmia
1232–1233 		Succeeded by
Oliver (?)