Ábel Szocska Explained

Ábel Antal Szocska, O.S.B.M.
Birth Name:Anatoliy Sochka
Birth Date:21 September 1972
Eparchial Bishop of Hungarian Catholic Eparchy of Nyíregyháza
Appointed:31 October 2015 (as Apostolic Administrator)
7 April 2018 (as Eparchial Bishop)
Ordination:30 September 2001 (Priest)
Ordained By:Szilárd Keresztes
Consecration:10 May 2018 (Bishop)
Consecrated By:Péter Fülöp Kocsis
Predecessor:Atanáz Orosz (as Ap. Administrator)
Successor:Incumbent
Other Post:Protohegumen of the Hungarian province of the O.S.B.M. (since 2008)

Bishop Ábel Antal Szocska, O.S.B.M. (Ukrainian: Авель Сочка; born 21 September 1972) is a Hungarian Greek Catholic hierarch. He is serving as the first Eparchial Bishop of the Hungarian Catholic Eparchy of Nyíregyháza from 31 October 2015 (until 7 April 2018 he was an Apostolic Administrator of the same Eparchy).

Biography

Born in Vynohradiv, Ukrainian SSR in 1972, he was ordained a priest on 30 September 2001 by Bishop Szilárd Keresztes. He was appointed the Apostolic Administrator by the Holy See on 31 October 2015.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: catholic-hierarchy.org. Ábel Antal Szocska, O.S.B.M.. 2016-04-23.