András Veres
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András Veres (born November 30, 1959 in Nyírbátor ) is a Hungarian clergyman and Roman Catholic bishop of Győr .
Life
After graduating from high school, András Veres studied Catholic theology at the Benedictine high school in Győr , first at the pre-seminary of the Archdiocese of Eger and then in Budapest . From 1983 to 1988 he continued his studies at the Collegium Germanicum et Hungaricum in Rome , where he obtained a licentiate in moral theology from the Accademia Alfonsiana . On August 2, 1986 he was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Eger.
In 1989 he was at the Theological Academy in Budapest for Dr. theol. PhD .
Pope . John Paul II appointed him on November 5, 1999 titular bishop of Cissa and auxiliary bishop in Eger and donated him on 6 January 2000 in St. Peter's Basilica , the episcopal ordination ; Co-consecrators were the Archbishops of the Curia Giovanni Battista Re and Marcello Zago .
On June 20, 2006, Pope Benedict XVI appointed András Veres as the successor of István Konkoly as Bishop of Szombathely .
In spring 2011, after Mihály Mayer's resignation, Veres also headed the diocese of Pécs for three months as Apostolic Administrator .
Pope Francis appointed him Bishop of Győr on May 17, 2016 . The inauguration took place on July 16 of the same year.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Rinuncia del Vescovo di Győr (Ungheria) e nomina del successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , May 17, 2016, accessed May 17, 2016 (Italian).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Lajos Pápai |
Bishop of Győr since 2016 |
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| István Konkoly |
Bishop of Szombathely 2006–2016 |
János Székely |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Veres, András |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hungarian clergyman, Roman Catholic bishop of Győr |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 30, 1959 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nyírbátor |