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Military Ordinariate of Hungary

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Country
  
Hungary

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Denomination
  
Roman Catholic

Pope
  
Francis

Metropolitan
  
Immediately subject to the Holy See

Established
  
18 April 1994 (22 years ago)

The Military Bishopric of Hungary (Hungarian: Tábori Püspökség, Latin: Ordinariatus Militaris Hungariae) is a military ordinariate of the Roman Catholic Church. Immediately subject to the Holy See, it provides pastoral care to Roman Catholics serving in the Hungarian Home Defence Force and their families.

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History

The first military bishop was appointed on 23 March 1920, but after the first bishop resigned in 1926 the post fell into abeyance. Nearly seventy years later, a military ordinariate for Hungary was established by Pope John Paul II on 18 April 1994.

Military bishops

  • István Zadravecz, O.F.M. (appointed 23 March 1920 – resigned 1926)

    • Military ordinaries

  • Gáspár Ladocsi (appointed 18 April 1994 – appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom-Budapest 28 November 2001)
  • Tamás Szabó (appointed 28 November 2001 – resigned 15 March 2007)
  • László Bíró (current incumbent, appointed 20 November 2008)

    • References

    Military Ordinariate of Hungary Wikipedia
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