Endre Bán (1 June 1934 in

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–24 July 1995 in

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) was a Hungarian

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priest, theologian, and professor. Bán went to secondary grammar school in

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, called ''Nagy Lajos Gimnázium'', where he graduated in 1952. Subsequently, he attended at the Theological College (''Hittudományi Akadémia'') in Budapest. He became a priest in 1957. He graduated as the doctor of theology in 1958. He was not allowed by the Communist authorities to work as a priest between 1962 and 1965. After serving as a curate and parish priest, from 1991 he served as a Cathedral

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ary,

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of the Bishop,

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of the

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and rector of the .''Pécs Lexikon I. (A–M)'' ed. Romváry Ferenc, Pécs Lexikon Kulturális Nonprofit Kft. 2010, Pécs, pp. 69–70

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