The Military Bishopric of Hungary ( hu, Tábori Püspökség, la, Ordinariatus Militaris Hungariae) is a

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of the

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. Immediately subject to the

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, it provides

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to Roman Catholics serving in the Hungarian Home Defence Force and their families.

History

The first military bishop was appointed on 23 March 1920, but after the first bishop resigned in 1926 the post fell into

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. Nearly seventy years later, a military ordinariate for

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 the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croat ...

was established by

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on 18 April 1994.

Office holders

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 (appointed 20 November 2008 – resigned 18 February 2021) * Tibor Berta (appointed 18 February 2021 – present)

References

Katolikus Tábori Püspökség - Katonai Ordinariátus
(Hungarian)

(Catholic-Hierarchy)

(GCatholic.org) {{authority control

Military of Hungary Military units and formations established in 1994 Christian organizations established in 1994