Miklós Beer (born 1 June 1943) is a Hungarian prelate of the

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, who was

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from 2003 to 2019. He previously served as auxiliary bishop of the

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from 2000 to 2003.

Life

Beer grew up in

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, where he attended the Central Seminary (''Seminarium Centrale''; ). He was ordained priest in

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on 19 June 1966. He received the academic degree of

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from the Roman Catholic Central Theological Academy (the institute now is Faculty of Theology of the

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). He started his ecclesiastical career as a parochial vicar at

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, serving in this capacity between 1967 and 1969. Then he was transferred to

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, where he resided until 1970. He was pastor of the

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in Márianosztra from 1970 to 1975, then of St. Lawrence Parish in

Pilismarót Pilismarót is a village in Komárom-Esztergom county, Hungary. It is located on the right bank of the Danube. History The history of the village goes back to the prehistoric age: precious findings turned up in its outskirts and the most signif ...

from 1976 to 1997. Beside that he also taught theology at the Theological College of Esztergom. In 1999, he was named rector of the seminary, holding the position until 2003. He was named Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom-Budapest on 8 April 2000. He was consecrated a bishop by

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on 27 May. After the retirement of Ferenc Keszthelyi, Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Vác on 27 May 2003, where he was installed on 20 June.

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accepted his resignation on 12 July 2019.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Beer, Miklos 1943 births Living people Hungarian theologians Clergy from Budapest 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Hungary Bishops of Vác