About József Szendi
Lived 1921 – 2017 (aged 95). József Szendi was a Hungarian catholic priest and catholic bishop.
József Szendi (31 October 1921 – 23 July 2017) was a Hungarian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.
Biography Szendi was born in Székesfehérvár, Hungary and was ordained a priest on 24 December 1944. From 1969 until 1982, he was spiritual of the seminary of Esztergom. Szendi was appointed Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese of Veszprém as well as Titular bishop of Stephaniacum on 5 April 1982 and was consecrated bishop on 21 April 1982 by Laszlo Paskai. He was appointed archbishop of the Archdiocese of Veszprém on 3 September 1983 and served until retiring on 14 August 1997.
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Who was József Szendi?
Hungarian Roman Catholic Archbishop (1921-2017)
When was József Szendi born?
József Szendi was born on 31 October 1921 in Székesfehérvár.
When did József Szendi die?
József Szendi died on 23 July 2017 in Veszprém.
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József Szendi was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
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József Szendi was Hungarian.
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