Type: | Bishop |
Ferenc Forgách | |
Archdiocese: | Esztergom |
Diocese: | Várad (today: Oradea Mare) |
Enthroned: | 1556 |
Ended: | 1566 |
Predecessor: | Mátyás Zaberdi |
Successor: | István Radeczy |
Other Post: | Canon of Eger |
Birth Date: | c. 1530 |
Birth Place: | Buda, Kingdom of Hungary |
Death Date: | 19 January 1577 |
Death Place: | Padua |
Nationality: | Hungarian |
Religion: | Catholic |
Baron Ferenc Forgách de Ghymes et Gács (c. 1530[1] - 19 January 1577) was a Hungarian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, who served as bishop of Várad (today: Oradea Mare) and Chancellor of Transylvania between 1571 and 1575. His mentor was Nicolaus Olahus.
His nephews were, among others, Palatine Zsigmond Forgách and Archbishop of Esztergom Ferenc Forgách.[2]