Bishop Benedek Szabolcs Fekete (born 17 December 1977) is a Hungarian Roman Catholic prelate, who currently serves as the Titular Bishop of Basti and Auxiliary bishop of the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Szombathely The Roman Catholic Diocese of Szombathely ( la, Dioecesis Sabariensis) is a Latin rite suffragan diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Veszprém in Hungary. Its cathedral episcopal see is Szombathely Cathedral ( hu, Sarlósbo ...

since 11 March 2022.

Education and pastoral work

Fekete was born in

Kőszeg Kőszeg (german: Güns, ; Slovak: ''Kysak'', sl, Kiseg, hr, Kiseg) is a town in Vas County, Hungary. The town is famous for its historical character. History The origins of the only free royal town in the historical garrison county of Vas ...

, Vas County. After graduation of the primary school education in Kőszegszerdahely during 1984–1992 and the Benedictine Gymnasium Gregor Czuczor in

Győr Győr ( , ; german: Raab, links=no; names of European cities in different languages: E-H#G, names in other languages) is the main city of northwest Hungary, the capital of Győr-Moson-Sopron County and Western Transdanubia, Western Transdanubia ...

from 1992 to 1996, he joined Major Theological Central Seminary in

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, Hungary (1996–2002) and was ordained as a

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for the

Diocese of Szombathely The Roman Catholic Diocese of Szombathely ( la, Dioecesis Sabariensis) is a Latin rite suffragan diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Veszprém in Hungary. Its cathedral episcopal see is Szombathely Cathedral ( hu, Sarlósbo ...

on 26 June 2002, after completed his philosophical and theological studies with a

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degree. Fekete initially worked as a parish vicar in

Szentgotthárd Szentgotthárd ( sl, Monošter; german: St. Gotthard) is the westernmost town of Hungary. It is situated on the Rába River near the Austrian border. History The town took its name from, and grew up round, the Cistercian Szentgotthárd Abbey, fo ...

. In addition, in 2004 he obtained a degree in Catholic theology from the

Pázmány Péter Catholic University Pázmány Péter Catholic University (PPCU) ( hu, Pázmány Péter Katolikus Egyetem (''PPKE'')) is a private university in and near Budapest, Hungary, belonging to the Catholic Church and recognized by the state. Founded in 1635, the PPCU is ...

in Budapest. In 2006 Fr. Benedek Szabolcs Fekete became a pastor in Csákánydoroszló and in 2008 he was also the dean of the Őrség deanery. From 2009 Fekete was pastor of the parish of Sacred Heart of Jesus in

Szombathely Szombathely (; german: Steinamanger, ; see also other alternative names) is the 10th largest city in Hungary. It is the administrative centre of Vas county in the west of the country, located near the border with Austria. Szombathely lies by t ...

and chancellor of the diocesan curia. From 2013 to 2016 he was also pastor of the parish of St. Stephen in Szombathely. Furthermore, Benedek Szabolcs Fekete worked from 2013 as a notary at the church court of the Diocese of Szombathely and from 2019 also as head of the department for family pastoral.

Prelate

On 11 March 2022 Fr. Fekete was appointed by

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as an auxiliary bishop of the

and

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of Basti. On 18 April 2022 he was consecrated as bishop by Cardinal

Péter Erdő Péter Erdő ( hu, Erdő Péter, ; born 25 June 1952) is a Hungarian Cardinal of the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church, who has been the Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest and Primate of Hungary since 2003. He was president of the Council of ...

and other prelates of the

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in the Our Lady of the Visitation Cathedral in

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fekete, Benedek Szabolcs 1977 births Living people People from Kőszeg Pázmány Péter Catholic University alumni 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Hungary Bishops appointed by Pope Francis