Bishop Ábel Antal Szocska, O.S.B.M.

Bishop of Nyíregyháza (Hungarian), Hungary

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
21 Sep 1972		Born
14 Sep 1995	22.9	Entered	Member of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great)
30 Jan 1997	24.3	Professed	Member of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great)
20 Jul 2001	28.8	Solemn Vows	Member of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great)
23 Sep 2001	29.0	Ordained Deacon	Deacon of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great)
30 Sep 2001	29.0	Ordained Priest	Priest of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great)
31 Oct 2015	43.1	Appointed	Apostolic Administrator of Nyíregyháza (Hungarian), Hungary
7 Apr 2018	45.5	Appointed	Bishop of Nyíregyháza (Hungarian), Hungary
10 May 2018	45.6	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Nyíregyháza (Hungarian), Hungary

MicroData Summary
Ábel Antal Szocska
Bishop Ábel Antal Szocska O.S.B.M.
(born 21 Sep 1972)
Bishop of Nyíregyháza

Ad Limina - November 2017: Bishop

Event Place
Birth Place Vynohradiv, Eparchy of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian), Ukraine
Ordained Deacon Nyiregyháza, Diocese of Hajdúdorog (Hungarian)
Ordained Priest Nyiregyháza, Diocese of Hajdúdorog (Hungarian)
Ordained Bishop Szent Miklós, Cathedral, Nyiregyháza, Eparchy of Nyíregyháza (Hungarian)

Please contact the Bishop through the Eparchy of Nyíregyháza (Hungarian).

a priest for years
a bishop for years

Ordained Deacon by:
Bishop Szilárd Keresztes †
Bishop of Hajdúdorog (Hungarian)
Ordained Priest by:
Bishop Szilárd Keresztes †
Bishop of Hajdúdorog (Hungarian)
Principal Consecrator:
Archbishop Péter Fülöp Kocsis
Archbishop of Hajdúdorog (Hungarian)
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Atanáz Orosz
Bishop of Miskolc (Hungarian)
Archbishop Cyril Vasil’, S.J.
Titular Archbishop of Ptolemais in Libya

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Archbishop Péter Fülöp Kocsis (2008)
Archbishop of Hajdúdorog (Hungarian)
Bishop Szilárd Keresztes † (1975)
Bishop Emeritus of Hajdúdorog (Hungarian)
Bishop Imre Timkó † (1975)
Bishop of Hajdúdorog (Hungarian)
Bishop Joakim Segedi † (1963)
Titular Bishop of Gypsaria
Archbishop Josyf Slipyj † (1939)
Archbishop of Lviv (Ukrainian)
Archbishop Andrij Aleksander Šeptycki (Sheptyskyi), O.S.B.M. † (1899)
Archbishop of Lviv (Ukrainian)
Archbishop Julian Kuiłovskyi † (1890)
Archbishop of Lviv (Ukrainian)
Archbishop Sylwester Sembratowicz (Sembratovyc) † (1879)
Archbishop of Lviv (Ukrainian)
Archbishop Josyf Sembratowicz (Sembratovyc) † (1865)
Archbishop of Lviv (Ukrainian)
Archbishop Spyrydon Lytvynovyč (Litwinowicz) † (1857)
Archbishop of Lviv (Ukrainian)
Bishop Ioan Lemeni † (1833)
Bishop Emeritus of Făgăraş (Romanian)
Bishop Samuel Vulcan † (1807)
Bishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino} (Romanian)
Bishop Ioan (Janos) Bob (Babb) † (1784)
Bishop of Făgăraş (Romanian)
Bishop Grigore Maior, O.S.B.M. † (1773)
Bishop Emeritus of Făgăraş (Romanian)
Bishop Vasilije Božičković (Bosicskovich), O.S.B.M. † (1759)
Titular Bishop of Diocletianopolis in Palaestina
Bishop Mihály Emánuel Olsavszky, O.S.B.M. † (1743)
Titular Bishop of Rhosus
Bishop Ioan Inocențiu Klein (Micu), O.S.B.M. † (1730)
Bishop of Făgăraş (Romanian)
Bishop György (Hennadiy) Bizánczy (Bizantsiy) † (1716)
Titular Bishop of Sebastopolis in Armenia
Archbishop Lev (Luka) Kiszka (Kyška), O.S.B.M. † (1711)
Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian)
Archbishop Jurij Havryjil (Jerzy) Vynnyc’kyj (Winnicki), O.S.B.M. † (1700)
Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian)
Archbishop Lew Ślubičz Załęnski, O.S.B.M. † (1678)
Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian)
Archbishop Kyprian Żochowski (Zhokhovskyj), O.S.B.M. † (1671)
Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian)
Archbishop Gabriel (Havrylo) Kolenda, O.S.B.M. † (1652)
Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian)
Archbishop Anastazy Antoni Seljava (Sielawa), O.S.B.M. † (1624)
Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian)
Archbishop Yosyf Ivan Veliamyn-Rutskyi, O.S.B.M. † (1613)
Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian)
Archbishop Hipacy (Ipatij) Pociej (Potij) † (1593)
Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian)
Archbishop Mychajlo Rohoza † (1589)
Archbishop
[Greek Orthodox Patriarch Jeremias II Tranos] †
Patriarch

External Link(s):

WikiData: Q21470318

Source(s):

b: Bollettino, 31 Oct 2015
ab: Bollettino, 7 Apr 2018
c2+: CB, 15 Apr 2018
ob: CB, 20 Apr 2018
ob/c2+: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 236, Number 19,777
b/c0/loc: CB, 4 Feb 2023
bp: CB, 16 Sep 2025

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