Ján Orosch

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Ján Orosch
Archbishop of Trnava
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ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseTrnava
SeeTrnava
Appointed11 July 2013
Installed30 August 2013
PredecessorRóbert Bezák
Orders
Ordination6 June 1976
by Julius Gábriš
Consecration2 May 2004
by Ján Sokol
Personal details
Birth nameJán Orosch
Born (1953-05-28) 28 May 1953 (age 68)
Bratislava, Slovakia
Previous post(s)Auxiliary Bishop of Bratislava-Trnava (2004-08)
Titular Bishop of Semina (2004-13)
Auxiliary Bishop of Trnava (2008-12)
Apostolic Administrator of Trnava (2012-13)
MottoCorde videre
Coat of armsJán Orosch's coat of arms

Ján Orosch (born 28 May 1953, Bratislava) is a Roman Catholic prelate currently serving as the Archbishop of Trnava.[1][2][3]

Biography[]

After graduating, he was ordained to the priesthood by bishop Julius Gábriš[4] on 6 June 1976 in Bratislava. He worked Komarno, Bušince, Okoč (1982), Hodruša-Hámre (1983), Vyškovce Ipľom(1984), Nové Zámky(1990), Bratislava-Prievoz (1991), Bratislava-Čunovo (1992).[5]

Pope John Paul II on 2 April 2004 appointed him Auxiliary Bishop of Bratislava-Trnava and the titular bishop of Semina.[6] received his episcopal ordination on 2 May 2004, together with today's Archbishop Stanislav Zvolenský in the Cathedral of SS. John the Baptist in Trnava.[7]

On 2 July 2012 Pope Benedict XVI appointed him apostolic administrator after Archbishop Róbert Bezák was dismissed from the Archdiocese of Trnava.[8] On 11 July 2013 Pope Francis named him Apostolic Administrator for Archbishop of Trnava.[9][10]

He also plays the guitar.

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