About János Pénzes
Born 1943. János Pénzes is a Hungarian and Yugoslav catholic priest, catholic deacon and catholic bishop.
János Pénzes (; born 10 August 1943 in Bajmok, (Kingdom of Yugoslavia ) was the Hungarian-born Roman Catholic Emeritus Bishop of Subotica between 1989 and 2020.
On June 29, 1968, Pénzes was ordained a priest. On April 25, 1989, Pope John Paul II appointed him bishop of Subotica. On June 18, 1989, he was ordained bishop by Archbishop Gabriel Montalvo Higuera.
He retired on 8 September 2020.
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Roman Catholic bishop
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János Pénzes was born on 10 August 1943 in Bajmok.
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János Pénzes is a catholic priest, catholic deacon and catholic bishop.
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János Pénzes is Hungarian and Yugoslav.
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