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Dominik Hrušovský
Dominik Hrušovský (1 June 1926 – 27 July 2016) was a prelate of the Catholic Church who served outside his homeland during its years of Communist control, largely devoted to the pastoral care of Catholic Slovaks abroad. Late in his career he returned to Slovakia. He was also Apostolic Nuncio to Belarus. Biography He was born in Veľká Maňa, Slovakia, on 1 June 1926. He began his theological studies in Bratislava and then from 1946 in Rome at the Pontifical Lateran University. Because of the Communist takeover of Czechoslovakia, he did not return home. He was ordained on 23 December 1950 and worked as a pastor in the Diocese of Belluno. From 1955 to 1962 he taught philosophy and theology at the regional seminar in Viterbo. From 1962 to 1966 he was a member of the Slovak Catholic Mission in Paris. He then worked in the Slovak Institute of Sts. Cyril and Methodius in Rome and became its head in 1975. On 18 December 1982, Pope John Paul II appointed him titular bishop of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catholic Church
The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the List of Christian denominations by number of members, largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics Catholic Church by country, worldwide as of 2025. It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions and has played a prominent role in the history and development of Western civilization.Gerald O'Collins, O'Collins, p. v (preface). The church consists of 24 Catholic particular churches and liturgical rites#Churches, ''sui iuris'' (autonomous) churches, including the Latin Church and 23 Eastern Catholic Churches, which comprise almost 3,500 dioceses and Eparchy, eparchies List of Catholic dioceses (structured view), around the world, each overseen by one or more Bishops in the Catholic Church, bishops. The pope, who is the bishop of Rome, is the Papal supremacy, chief pastor of the church. The core beliefs of Catholicism are found in the Nicene Creed. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
