Roman Catholic Episcopal Palace
Episcopia Romano-Catolică
Roman Catholic Episcopal Palace
Episcopia Romano-Catolică
Original function:
Bishop's / Archbishop's Palace
Current function:
Bishop's / Archbishop's Palace
Address:
Strada 1 Decembrie 1918 2
Historical Hungarian county:
Szatmár
GPS coordinates:
47.792585, 22.878252
History
Its construction began in 1805 under Bishop Fischer István of Szatmár, based on the plans of Josef Bittheuser, who was the court architect of the Károlyi family. Its two side wings were built first. The works continued between 1837 and 1840 under Bishop Hám János. The west and east wings were connected, and the bishop's chapel and the banqueting hall were built.
It has been the residence of the bishops since 1851. By 1859 the wing housing the seminary was completed, and in 1892 the wing connecting the seminary to the palace, which today houses the library, was also completed. The neoclassical building complex includes the wings of the former Bishop's Archives and the former Seminary, which are now used by the Hám János Roman Catholic School Centre. The most notable attraction is the Bishop's Chapel in the palace. The chapel is not open to the public, but it can be visited. It has a plaster-tiled ceiling, Siberian poplar flooring and benches, but it is the altar that makes it famous. The chapel's altar was transferred from the chapel of Erdőd Castle by the Bishop of Szatmár. The famous Hungarian poet Petőfi Sándor and Szendrey Júlia were married before this altar.
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