Vata, Bishop of Várad

Vata
Bishop of Várad
Installed1186
Term ended1189
PredecessorJohn
SuccessorElvin
Personal details
Died1189
NationalityHungarian
DenominationRoman Catholic

Vata (died 1189) was a Hungarian prelate in the second half of the 12th century, who served as Bishop of Várad (present-day Oradea, Romania) from 1186 to 1189.

Career

Vata or Wasca (Hungarian: Vászka) possibly originated from the gens (clan) Miskolc, according to a record by early 19th-century archivist Márton Lendvay.[1]

According to the diocese's list of bishops (Chartularium), Vata was elected Bishop of Várad by the cathedral chapter in 1186.[1][2] Boleslaus, Bishop of Vác exchanged Árpád in Bihar County (present-day Arpășel, Romania) for the village of Kanyár in Szabolcs County with Lawrence, abbot of Gyulamonostor (today Mănăstirea, Romania) with the approval of Vata, the reigning bishop.[3] The Chartularium mentions that Vata died in 1189, after three years of episcopate.[1] He was succeeded by Elvin in that year.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Bunyitay 1881, p. 333.
  2. ^ a b Zsoldos 2011, p. 98.
  3. ^ Érszegi 2003, p. 15.

Sources

  • Bunyitay, Vince (1881). "Két feledésbe ment váradi püspök [Two Forgotten Bishops of Várad]". Századok (in Hungarian). 15 (4). Magyar Történelmi Társulat: 332–335. ISSN 0039-8098.
  • Érszegi, Géza (2003). "A leleszi monostor alapítóleveléről (1214) [The Establishing Charter of the Monastery of Lelesz (1214)]". In Henzsel, Ágota (ed.). Szabolcs-Szatmár-Beregi Levéltári Évkönyv XVI (in Hungarian). Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg Megyei Levéltár. p. 13–28. ISSN 0866-0530.
  • 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 Bishop of Várad
1186–1189 		Succeeded by