Béla Balás
Béla Balás (born March 25, 1941 in Budapest ) is a Hungarian clergyman and emeritus Roman Catholic bishop of Kaposvár .
Life
After graduating from high school, Béla Balás studied Catholic theology at the Piarist Gymnasium in Budapest and was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Esztergom on June 20, 1965 .
Pope John Paul II appointed him titular bishop of Feradi Maius and auxiliary bishop in Veszprém on August 10, 1992 . The Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest, Cardinal László Paskai , donated him episcopal ordination on October 17th of the same year; Co -consecrators were Bishop József Szendi of Veszprém and Bishop Endre Gyulay of Szeged-Csanád .
On May 31, 1993, Béla Balás was appointed the first bishop of the newly founded diocese of Kaposvár.
Pope Francis accepted his age-related resignation on March 25, 2017.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Rinuncia del Vescovo di Kaposvár (Ungheria) e nomina del successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , March 25, 2017, accessed March 25, 2017 (Italian).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Balás, Béla |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hungarian clergyman, emeritus Roman Catholic Bishop of Kaposvár |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 25, 1941 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Budapest |