László Böcskei

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His Excellency

László Bőcskei
Bishop of Oradea Mare
ChurchRoman Catholic
DioceseRoman Catholic Diocese of Oradea Mare
Appointed23 December 2008
Installed7 March 2009
PredecessorJózsef Tempfli
Orders
Ordination24 June 1990
by Sebastian Kräuter
Consecration7 March 2009
by Martin Roos
Personal details
Born (1965-07-11) July 11, 1965 (age 58)
NationalityRomanian

László Böcskei (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈlaːsloː ˈbøt͡ʃkɛi]; born July 11, 1965) is a Romanian cleric, bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oradea Mare. Born into an ethnic Hungarian family in Gătaia (Gátalja), Timiș County, he studied at the Roman Catholic Theological Institute of Alba Iulia. He was ordained in June 1990 by Bishop Sebastian Kräuter and assigned to the Timișoara Diocese. He served as assistant priest at a Timișoara parish before being assigned to the city's St. George Cathedral. In 2006, having reached the age of 75, József Tempfli announced his intention to retire as Bishop of Oradea Mare, and Pope Benedict XVI chose Böcskei as his successor. He was consecrated bishop in March 2009.[1]

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  1. ^ (in Romanian) "Episcop nou la Oradea" at the Iași Roman Catholic Diocese site; accessed May 22, 2012