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Miklós Dudás (bishop)

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Bust of Dudás in Kossuth Lajos Square, in the town of Máriapócs, Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County.

Miklós Dudás OSBM (27 October 1902 – 15 July 1972) was a Hungarian Greek Catholic hierarch. He was bishop of the Hungarian Greek Catholic Eparchy of Hajdúdorog from 1939 to 1972, Apostolic Administrator of the Ruthenian Catholic Eparchy of Mukacheve from 1943 to 1946 and Apostolic Administrator of Apostolic Exarchate of Miskolc from 1946 to 1972.

Life

Born in Máriapócs, Austria-Hungary in 1902, he was ordained a priest on 8 September 1927. He was appointed a bishop by the Holy See on 25 March 1939. He was consecrated to the Episcopate on 14 May 1939. The principal consecrator was Antal Papp, and the principal co-consecrators were Endré Kriston and Zoltán Lajos Meszlényi.

He died in Nyíregyháza on 15 July 1972.

See also

References

  1. "Bishop Miklós Dudás, O.S.B.M." catholic-hierarchy.org. 2016-04-23.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded byIstván Miklósy Hungarian Catholic Bishop of Hajdúdorog
1939–1972
Succeeded byImre Timkó
Preceded byOleksandr Stoyka Ruthenian Catholic Eparchy of Mukacheve
1943–1946 (as Apostolic Administrator)
Succeeded byTheodore Romzha (as Ap. Administrator)
Preceded byAntal Papp Apostolic Exarchate of Miskolc
1946–1972 (as Apostolic Administrator)
Succeeded byImre Timkó
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