Ján Orosch

The Most Reverend

Ján Orosch
Archbishop of Trnava
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseTrnava
SeeTrnava
Appointed11 July 2013
Installed30 August 2013
PredecessorRóbert Bezák
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)
Orders
Ordination6 June 1976
by Julius Gábriš
Consecration2 May 2004
by Ján Sokol
Personal details
Born
Ján Orosch

(1953-05-28) 28 May 1953 (age 71)
Bratislava, Slovakia
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]

In November 2022, Orosch questioned the innocence of the two victims of a terrorist attack outside a gay bar in Bratislava.[11] His comments were condemned by Slovakian President Zuzana Čaputová and Prime Minister Eduard Heger among others[11] and he was awarded the Homophobe of the Year prize by the NGO Human Rights Institute.[12] He later apologized for the comments.[11]

References

  1. ^ Arcibiskup vyháňa benediktínov. Vzali im pozemky, zrušili účet Čítajte viac.
  2. ^ Arcibiskup vyháňa benediktínov. Vzali im pozemky, zrušili účet Čítajte viac.
  3. ^ Nový trnavský arcibiskup Ján Orosch sa chce stretnúť s Róbertom Bezákom, aby upokojil situáciu.
  4. ^ Archbishop Ján Orosch at catholic-hierarchy.org.
  5. ^ Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 175, Number 14,586.
  6. ^ TK KBS. Noví biskupi pre Bratislavsko – trnavskú arcidiecézu.
  7. ^ \l "TK KBS. Bratislavsko – trnavská arcidiecéza má dvoch nových pomocných biskupov.
  8. ^ Svätý Otec rozhodol o zmenách v Trnavskej arcidiecéze.
  9. ^ Svätý Otec František vymenoval nového trnavského arcibiskupa.
  10. ^ Text buly o menovaní trnavského arcibiskupa Oroscha.
  11. ^ a b c Hudec, Michal (8 November 2022). "Archbishop apologises for stance on Bratislava queer bar killings". Euractiv. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  12. ^ Németh, Marco (22 June 2023). "Slovensko pozná „víťaza" ceny Homofób roka: Ten získal až 50 percent hlasov". Startitup.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 23 June 2023.