František Rábek Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:His Excellency
Ordinary of the Military Ordinariate of Slovakia
Church:Roman Catholic
Appointed:20 January 2003
Predecessor:Office created
Ordination:17 June 1972
Consecration:27 July 1991
Consecrated By:Ján Chryzostom Korec
Birth Date:17 February 1949
Birth Place:Močenok, Czechoslovakia
Partner:-->
Previous Post:Auxiliary bishop of Nitra (1991–2003)
Motto:la|Esto fidelis usque ad mortem|To be faithful until death
Coat Of Arms:Coat of arms of František Rábek.svg

František Rábek (born 17 February 1949) a Slovak prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the first ordinary of the Military Ordinariate of Slovakia.

Biography

František Rábek was born on 17 February 1949 in the village of Močenok, in Šaľa District. Following his studies of theology at the Comenius University he was ordained priest on 17 June 1972. Afterwards, he served as a chaplain in Bošany and in Nitra and later a parish priest in Nitra, Drážovce and Čierne. On 13 July 1991 he was named the auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nitra and the titular bishop of Catrum by the Pope John Paul II. He was consecrated on 27 July 1991 by the Cardinal Ján Chryzostom Korec.[1] On 20 January 2003 he became the first ordinary of the newly created Military Ordinariate of Slovakia.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Životopis prvého slovenského ordinára Františka Rábeka . 2024-06-21 . domov.sme.sk . sk.
  2. Web site: 2022-12-13 . Mons. František Rábek . 2024-06-21 . OBEC MOČENOK . sk.