Tomáš Galis (born 22 December 1950 in Selice) is the current

bishop A bishop is an ordained member of the clergy who is entrusted with a position of Episcopal polity, authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance and administration of di ...

of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Žilina. Tomáš Galis was born, the first of five children to Stephen Galis and Christine Šprláková. In 1966 he completed the basic nine-year school certificate in

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. In 1969 he graduated from college in

. From 1 October 1969 to 30 September 1973, he studied at the

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. In the period from 1 October 1973 to 30 September 1975 he performed military service. He was

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2 June 1976 and received priestly ordination 6 June 1976 at the Cathedral of St. Martin in Bratislava. He was consecrated by Julius Gábriš, apostolic administrator of Trnava.Tomáš Gális sa stal biskupom
In 2020, Bishop Tomáš Galis was appointed as president of Caritas Slovakia.

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