András Veres (born 30 November 1959) is a Hungarian prelate of the

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who has been bishop of

Győr Győr ( , ; ; 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 region, and – halfwa ...

since 2016. He was bishop of

Szombathely } Szombathely (; ; also see #Etymology, 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 the streams ''Perint'' and '' ...

from 2006 to 2016 and before that an auxiliary bishop of

Eger Eger ( , ; ; also known by other #Names and etymology, alternative names) is the county seat of Heves County, and the second largest city in Northern Hungary (after Miskolc). A city with county rights, Eger is best known for Castle of Eger, its ...

from 2000 to 2006.

Biography

András Veres was born on 30 November 1959 in

Nyírbátor Nyírbátor () is a town in Szabolcs–Szatmár–Bereg County, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary. The town contains 15th and 16th century ecclesiastic and secular architectural heritage. Geography It covers an area of and ...

. From 1974 to 1978 he studied at the Czuczor Gergely Benedictine High School in Győr. He was ordained a priest on 2 August 1986. He earned a doctorate at the Theological Academy of Budapest in 1982 and took up pastoral work in the parish of

Szécsény Szécsény is a town in Nógrád county, Hungary. Etymology The name comes from the Slavic ''sečь'': cutting (''Sečany''). 1219/1550 ''Scecen''. History The valley of the Ipoly and especially the area of that around Szécsény was inhabite ...

. In 1983 he transferred to the parish of St. Vincent de Paul in Budapest. From 1983 to 1985 he completed a licentiate in canon law at the

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while taking New Testament courses at the

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. From 1985 to 1987 he was assistant and then parish priest of St. Anna in Esztergom. In 1986 he became a professor at the Major Seminary of Esztergom and from 1998 to 2006 taught at the Faculty of Letters of

Pázmány Péter Catholic University Pázmány Péter Catholic University (PPKE) ( (''PPKE'')) is a private university in and near Budapest, Hungary, belonging to the Catholic Church in Hungary, Catholic Church and recognized by the state. While PPKE takes its name after an insti ...

. As of 2006 he was director of the Supreme Council of Catholic Schools for the Archdiocese of Esztergom-Budapest. He was also secretary of the Hungarian Catholic Bishops Conference from 1998 to 2006. On 5 November 1999,

Pope John Paul II Pope John Paul II (born Karol Józef Wojtyła; 18 May 19202 April 2005) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 16 October 1978 until Death and funeral of Pope John Paul II, his death in 2005. In his you ...

named him an auxiliary bishop of Eger. He received his episcopal consecration on 6 January 2000 in Saint Peter's Basilica from Pope John Paul. On 20 June 2006,

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appointed him bishop of Szombathely. He served as apostolic administrator of Pécs from January to April 2011. On 17 May 2016,

Pope Francis Pope Francis (born Jorge Mario Bergoglio; 17 December 1936 – 21 April 2025) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 13 March 2013 until Death and funeral of Pope Francis, his death in 2025. He was the fi ...

named him bishop of Győr. He was installed there on 16 July. He is president of the Hungarian Catholic Bishops Conference, having been elected to a five-year term in 2015 and re-elected in 2020.

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External links

Biography on Catholic Hierarchy

Diocese of Győr
{{DEFAULTSORT:Veres, Andras Living people 1959 births People from Nyírbátor Pontifical Lateran University alumni Bishops appointed by Pope John Paul II Bishops of Szombathely Bishops of Győr