Antal Spányi (born 13 November 1950) is a Hungarian prelate of the
Catholic Church
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, being the bishop of
Székesfehérvár
Székesfehérvár (; ; ; ; Serbian language, Serbian: ''Стони Београд''; ), known colloquially as Fehérvár (), is a city in central Hungary, and the country's ninth-largest city. It is the Regions of Hungary, regional capital of C ...
since 2004. He was previously the
auxiliary bishop
An auxiliary bishop is a bishop assigned to assist the diocesan bishop in meeting the pastoral and administrative needs of the diocese. Auxiliary bishops can also be titular bishops of sees that no longer exist as territorial jurisdictions.
...
of
Esztergom–Budapest and
titular bishop
A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese.
By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox an ...
of
Tharros
Tharros (also spelled Tharras, , , ''Tárrai/Tárras''; ) was an ancient city and former bishopric on the west coast of Sardinia, Italy.
It is currently a Latin Catholic titular see and an archaeological site near the village of San Giovanni d ...
.
He is also the president of
Caritas Hungary
Caritas Hungary (; ) is a not-for-profit social welfare organisation in Hungary. It is a service of the Catholic Church in Hungary.
Caritas Hungary is a member of both the worldwide Caritas Internationalis confederation and its regional network ...
.
References
1950 births
Living people
21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Hungary
Clergy from Budapest
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