Baranus was a Hungarian prelate in the 12th century, who served as Bishop of Transylvania around 1139, during the reign of Béla II of Hungary.

Baranus
Bishop of Transylvania
Installed1134/1139
Term endedafter 1139
PredecessorPeter
SuccessorWalter
Personal details
Diedafter 1139
NationalityHungarian
DenominationRoman Catholic

Baranus was elected bishop sometime after 1134, when his predecessor Peter is mentioned.[1] The name of Baranus appears only in the clause of a document related to the Bozók Abbey (present-day Bzovík, Slovakia) in 1139.[2] His closest known successor Walter is first styled as Bishop of Transylvania only in 1156.[1]

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b Zsoldos 2011, p. 89.
  2. ^ Temesváry 1922, p. 6.

Sources edit

  • Temesváry, János (1922). Erdély középkori püspökei [Medieval Bishops of Transylvania] (in Hungarian). Minerva Irodalmi és Nyomdai Műintézet.
  • 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 Transylvania
fl. 1139
Succeeded by