Antal Majnek, OFM (November 18, 1951 in

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) is the Roman Catholic bishop emeritus of the diocese of

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Biography

In 1977 he joined the Franciscan Order in

. On April 17, 1982 Majnek was ordained priest in

. In 1989 he began missionary work in

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Episcopate

On December 9, 1995 he was appointed auxiliary bishop of Transcarpathia and to the

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. On January 6, 1996, Pope

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ordained him bishop. Since 1997, he served as Apostolic Administrator of Transcarpathia. On March 27, 2002 he was appointed to the diocese of

. On January 28, 2011, the Holy See announced that Pope Francis had accepted Majnek's resignation.

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Antal Majnek - diocesan bishop of Mukachevo

Diocese of Mukacheve
{{DEFAULTSORT:Majnek, Antal 1951 births Living people Hungarian Friars Minor Hungarian people of Polish descent Clergy from Budapest Ukrainian Roman Catholic bishops Franciscan bishops