HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

István Seregély (13 March 1931 – 31 December 2018) was a Hungarian
prelate A prelate () is a high-ranking member of the Christian clergy who is an ordinary or who ranks in precedence with ordinaries. The word derives from the Latin , the past participle of , which means 'carry before', 'be set above or over' or 'pref ...
of the
Roman Catholic Church The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...
, who served as
Archbishop of Eger The Archdiocese of Eger ( la, Archidioecesis Agriensis) is an archdiocese in Northern Hungary, its centre is the city of Eger. History * 1000: Established as Diocese of Eger * August 9, 1804: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Eger Ordi ...
from 5 June 1987 to 15 March 2007.


Priesthood

Seregély was born 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 ...
on 13 March 1931. His family moved to
Miskolc Miskolc ( , , ; Czech language, Czech and sk, Miškovec; german: Mischkolz; yi, script=Latn, Mishkoltz; ro, Mișcolț) is a city in northeastern Hungary, known for its heavy industry. With a population of 161,265 (1 Jan 2014) Miskolc is the ...
in 1940. He finished his secondary studies at the György Fráter Catholic Secondary School (a legal predecessor of the Ferenc Földes Secondary School). He started his theological studies in the local seminary of Szombathely, but after its closure, he attended the Central Seminary of Budapest ( la, Seminarium Centrale). He was ordained as a priest by Sándor Kovács, the Bishop of Szombathely on 19 June 1955. From 1956 to 1963, he was
chaplain A chaplain is, traditionally, a cleric (such as a Minister (Christianity), minister, priest, pastor, rabbi, purohit, or imam), or a laity, lay representative of a religious tradition, attached to a secularity, secular institution (such as a hosp ...
in Gyöngyösfalu, Nyőgér,
Bagod Bagod is a proposed village in Zala County, Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to ...
and
Zalaegerszeg Zalaegerszeg (; hr, Jegersek; sl, Jageršek; german: Egersee) is the administrative center of Zala County, Zala county in western Hungary. Location Zalaegerszeg lies on the banks of the Zala River, close to the Slovenian and Austrian borders and ...
, then from 1963 to 1974, Cathedral of the Visitation of Our Lady in Szombathely. He was made vicar of Kőszegszerdahely by Bishop Árpád Fábián in 1974. He served in this position until 1981. All of four churches, which belonged to his parish – the All Saints Church of Kőszegszerdahely, the St. Vitus Church of
Velem Velem is a village in Vas county, Hungary. The village is situated on the slopes of Kőszeg Mountains, at the westernmost tip of the county and the region known as Alpokalja (Lower Alps). Velem is notable for its picturesque environment and heal ...
, the St. Peter and Paul Church of Cák and the St. Martin Church of Kőszegdoroszló – were renovated. He was vicar of
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 ...
from 1981 to 1987, and nine churches were renovated under his parsonage.


Episcopal career

Pope John Paul II Pope John Paul II ( la, Ioannes Paulus II; it, Giovanni Paolo II; pl, Jan Paweł II; born Karol Józef Wojtyła ; 18 May 19202 April 2005) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 until his ...
appointed him Archbishop of Eger on 5 June 1987. He was consecrated as bishop on 25 July by
László Paskai László Paskai, O.F.M. (8 May 1927 – 17 August 2015) was a Hungarian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, He served as the archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest from 1987 to 2002. He was one of the cardinal electors who participated in the 2005 ...
at the Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Apostle. His motto was "''Christus est via veritas et vita''" ("Christ is the way, the truth, and the life"). Seregély was President of the
Hungarian Catholic Bishops' Conference Hungarian Catholic Bishops' Conference (HCBC) (in Hungarian: Magyar Katolikus Püspöki Konferencia) is the Episcopal Conference of Catholic bishops of Hungary. The Bishops' Conference After the Second Vatican Council the Hungarian Catholic Bis ...
between 1990 and 2005, and simultaneously was also Grand Chancellor of 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 ...
from 1992 to 2005. He served as Vice President of the Council of the Bishops' Conferences of Europe (CCEE) from 1993 to 2001. He was awarded Fraknói Vilmos Prize in 2005. After the appointment of
Csaba Ternyák Csaba () is a Hungarian given name for males. Csaba is the native Hungarian name for Ernak, the youngest son of Attila the Hun.''Gesta Hungarorum'', Simon Keza, Edited and translated by Laszlo Veszpremy and Frank Schaer with a study by Jeno Szucs ...
as his successor, Seregély functioned as apostolic governor of the Archdiocese of Eger since 15 March 2007. When Ternyák took the position on 9 June, Seregély became
archbishop emeritus In the Catholic Church, a bishop is an ordained minister who holds the fullness of the sacrament of holy orders and is responsible for teaching doctrine, governing Catholics in his jurisdiction, sanctifying the world and representing the Chu ...
. Seregély died on 31 December 2018 in a priest social home in
Nyíregyháza Nyíregyháza (, sk, Níreďháza) is a city with county rights in northeastern Hungary and the county capital of Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg. With a population of 118,001, it is the seventh-largest city in Hungary and the second largest in t ...
.


Publications

* ''Imádkozzál érettünk Istennek szent Anyja. Elmélkedések''; Don Bosco, Budapest., 2001 * ''Krisztus az út, az igazság és az élet. Tizenöt év apostoli szolgálatban, 1-2.''; Szent István Társulat, Bp., 2002-2003 * ''A magyar katolikus egyház a harmadik évezred küszöbén''; Szent István Társulat, Bp., 2003 ''(Haza a magasban)'' * ''A mi vendégünk története. Hittanregény''; Szent István Társulat, Bp., 2003 * ''Nevelnek a szentek''; Szent István Társulat, Bp., 2005 * ''Jézus Krisztus az élet és a szentség forrása. Ádventi és karácsonyi gondolatok évtizedek igehirdetésében''; Szent István Társulat, Bp., 2006 * ''Magunkat nem hagyhatjuk el. Szerdahelyi Csongor beszélgetése Seregély István egri érsekkel''; Szent István Társulat, Bp., 2007 ''(Pásztorok)'' * ''Szűz Mária levelei. Elmélkedések a rózsafüzér titkairól''; Szent István Társulat, Bp., 2007 * ''Jézus Krisztus az élet és a szentség forrása. Húsvéti gondolatok évtizedek igehirdetésében''; Szent István Társulat, Bp., 2009 * ''Jézus Krisztus az élet és a szentség forrása. Nagyböjti gondolatok évtizedek igehirdetésében''; Szent István Társulat, Bp., 2009 * ''Jézus Krisztus az élet és a szentség forrása. Püspöki gondolatok évtizedek igehirdetésében''; Szent István Társulat, Bp., 2010 * ''Jézus Krisztus keresztútja. Seregély István elmélkedései Faykod Mária lourdes-i stációszobrairól készült fényképeivel''; Szent István Társulat, Bp., 2010 * ''Jézus Krisztus keresztútja''; Érseki Vagyonkezelő Központ, Eger, 2012 * ''Tanúságtétel. Válogatás az egri Szent István Rádióban 2002-2010 között elhangzott jegyzetekből''; Szent István Társulat, Bp., 2012 * ''A kereszténység a vallás koronája. Válogatás az egri Szent István Rádióban elhangzott jegyzetekből''; Szent István Társulat, Bp., 2013 * ''Szűz Mária levelei. Elmélkedések a rózsafüzér titkairól''; Érseki Vagyonkezelő Központ, Eger, 2015


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Seregely, Istvan 1931 births 2018 deaths People from Szombathely Archbishops of Eger 20th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Hungary 21st-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Hungary Hungarian Roman Catholic archbishops