| Type: | Archbishop |
| Honorific Prefix: | The Most Reverend |
| Ján Orosch | |
| Archbishop of Trnava | |
| Church: | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese: | Trnava |
| See: | Trnava |
| Appointed: | 11 July 2013 |
| Term Start: | 30 August 2013 |
| Predecessor: | Róbert Bezák |
| Ordination: | 6 June 1976 |
| Ordained By: | Julius Gábriš |
| Consecration: | 2 May 2004 |
| Consecrated By: | Ján Sokol |
| Birth Name: | Ján Orosch |
| Birth Date: | 1953 5, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Bratislava, Slovakia |
| Previous Post: | 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) |
| Motto: | Corde videre |
| Coat Of Arms: | Coat of arms of Ján Orosch.svg |
Ján Orosch (born 28 May 1953, Bratislava) is a Roman Catholic prelate currently serving as the Archbishop of Trnava.[1] [2] [3]
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]