Ábel Szocska
Ábel Antal Szocska, O.S.B.M. | |
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Eparchial Bishop of Hungarian Catholic Eparchy of Nyíregyháza | |
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Church | Hungarian Greek Catholic Church |
Appointed | 31 October 2015 (as Apostolic Administrator) 7 April 2018 (as Eparchial Bishop) |
Predecessor | Atanáz Orosz (as Ap. Administrator) |
Successor | Incumbent |
Other post(s) | Protohegumen of the Hungarian province of the O.S.B.M. (since 2008) |
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Ordination | 30 September 2001 (Priest) by Szilárd Keresztes |
Consecration | 10 May 2018 (Bishop) by Péter Fülöp Kocsis |
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Born | Anatoliy Sochka (1972-09-21) 21 September 1972 (age 51) Vynohradiv, Ukrainian SSR |
Bishop Ábel Antal Szocska, O.S.B.M. (Ukrainian: Авель Сочка; born 21 September 1972) is a Hungarian Greek Catholic hierarch. He is serving as the first Eparchial Bishop of the Hungarian Catholic Eparchy of Nyíregyháza from 31 October 2015 (until 7 April 2018 he was an Apostolic Administrator of the same Eparchy).
Biography
Born in Vynohradiv, Ukrainian SSR in 1972, he was ordained a priest on 30 September 2001 by Bishop Szilárd Keresztes. He was appointed the Apostolic Administrator by the Holy See on 31 October 2015.[1]
See also
References
- ^ "Ábel Antal Szocska, O.S.B.M." catholic-hierarchy.org. 2016-04-23.[self-published source]
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Preceded by Atanáz Orosz (as Ap. Administrator) | Apostolic Administrator of Nyíregyháza 2015–2018 | Succeeded by himself as Eparchial Bishop |
Preceded by himself as Apostolic Administrator | Eparchial Bishop of Nyíregyháza 2018–present | Incumbent |
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Hajdúdorog
Archeparchy of Hajdúdorog | |
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Eparchy of Miskolc |
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Eparchy of Nyíregyháza |
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