Róbert Bezák
His Excellency Róbert Bezák | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop Emeritus of Trnava | |
| Church | Roman Catholic |
| Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Trnava |
| Appointed | 18 April 2009 |
| Installed | 6 June 2009 |
| Term ended | 2 July 2012 |
| Predecessor | Ján Sokol |
| Successor | Ján Orosch |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 14 June 1984 |
| Consecration | 6 June 2009 by Cardinal Jozef Tomko |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 March 1960 |
| Coat of arms | |
| Styles of Róbert Bezák | |
|---|---|
| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Monsignor |
| Posthumous style | not applicable |
Mons. Róbert Bezák, C.SS.R. (born 1 March 1960) is a Slovak Roman Catholic prelate. He was consecrated as Archbishop of Trnava on 6 June 2009 by Cardinal Jozef Tomko.[1]
He was removed from his see on 2 July 2012. Hundreds of Catholics protested at Trnava Cathedral following the decision. Bezák told his congregation that the Holy See had made "serious allegations" against him and barred him from speaking to the media.[2]
In December 2013 Bezák moved to the Redemptorist monastery in the Italian town of Bussolengo near Verona, in Italy.[3]
References
- ^ Biography at Catholic Hierarchy
- ^ "Vatikán zakázal slovenskému exarcibiskupovi výstupy v médiích". Deník.cz (originally ČTK). March 5, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2013.
- ^ "Dismissed Archbishop Bezak Takes Post in Italy". The Daily.sk. October 14, 2013. Archived from the original on January 7, 2014. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
External links
- Bezák biography [self-published]
- Bezák biography (in Slovak)