About István Katona
Lived 1928 – 2025 (aged 97). István Katona was a Hungarian catholic priest and catholic bishop.
István Katona (3 October 1928 – 21 October 2025) was a Hungarian Roman Catholic prelate.
Katona was born in Nagykáta on 3 October 1928. He was ordained a priest on 7 June 1953 in Szeged.
On 3 November 1989, Pope John Paul II appointed him titular bishop of Brixellum and auxiliary bishop of Vác. He was consecrated bishop on 9 December 1989. The Hungarian Catholic Bishops' Conference awarded him with the gold grade of the Pro Pedagogia Christiana award. When he turned 75, he asked Pope John Paul II to retire him according to ecclesiastical regulations but the Pope refused.
On 25 November 2013, Pope Francis accepted his resignation and he retired; at that time he was the oldest active bishop in Europe.
Katona died in Nyíregyháza on 21 October 2025 at the age of 97.
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Hungarian auxiliary bishop
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István Katona was born on 3 October 1928 in Nagykáta.
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István Katona died on 21 October 2025.
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István Katona was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
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István Katona was Hungarian.
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