Ladislaus Pyrker

Ladislaus Pyrker

Archbishop of Eger
Johann Ladislaus Pyrker, Lithograph by Josef Kriehuber, 1842
Native name
Pyrker János László
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Eger
In office9 April 1827 – 2 December 1847
PredecessorIstván Fischer
SuccessorBéla Bartakovics
Previous postsPatriarch of Venice (1820-1827)
Bishop of Spiš (1818-1820)
Orders
Ordination4 December 1796
Consecration18 April 1819
by Sigismund Anton von Hohenwart
Personal details
Born(1772-11-02)2 November 1772
Died2 December 1847(1847-12-02) (aged 75)

Johann Ladislaus Pyrker (von Oberwart) (von Felsö-Eör) (Hungarian: felsőőri Pyrker János László; 2 November 1772 in Nagyláng, Soponya, near Székesfehérvár, Hungary – 2 December 1847 at Vienna) was a Hungarian Cistercian abbot, archbishop and poet.