Miklós Beer

Miklós Beer coat of arms

Miklós Beer (born June 1, 1943 in Budapest ) is a Hungarian Roman Catholic clergyman and emeritus bishop of Vác .

Life

Miklós Beer was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Esztergom on June 19, 1966 .

Pope John Paul II appointed him on April 8, 2000 auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of Esztergom-Budapest and titular bishop of Caeciri . The Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest, Cardinal László Paskai , donated him episcopal ordination on May 27, 2000 . Co -consecrators were Archbishop István Seregély of Eger and Antal Spányi , auxiliary bishop in Esztergom-Budapest.

On May 27, 2003, John Paul II appointed Miklós Beer bishop of Vác.

In December 2018 he published a letter of solidarity for demonstrators critical of the government and was therefore attacked by a government-affiliated news channel as a "Judas priest".

Pope Francis accepted his age-related resignation on July 12, 2019.

Web links

Entry on Miklós Beer on catholic-hierarchy.org

Individual evidence

↑ https://www.vaticannews.va/de/welt/news/2018-12/ungarn-bischof-regierung-demonstranten-beer-kritik.html
^ Rinuncia del Vescovo di Vác (Ungheria) e nomina del successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , July 12, 2019, accessed July 12, 2019 (Italian).

predecessor	Office	successor
Ferenc Keszthelyi OCist	Bishop of Vác 2003–2019	Zsolt Marton

personal data
SURNAME	Beer, Miklós
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Hungarian clergyman, emeritus Roman Catholic Bishop of Vác
DATE OF BIRTH	June 1, 1943
PLACE OF BIRTH	Budapest

[1] ttps://www.vaticannews.va/de/welt/news/2018-12/ungarn-bischof-regierung-demonstranten-beer-kritik.html

[2] Rinuncia del Vescovo di Vác (Ungheria) e nomina del successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , July 12, 2019, accessed July 12, 2019 (Italian).