László Paskai
His Eminence László Paskai, O.F.M. |
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Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Esztergom-Budapest | |
File:Esztergom - Paskai László.JPG | |
Archdiocese | Esztergom-Budapest |
Installed | 3 March 1987 |
Term ended | 7 December 2002 |
Predecessor | László Lékai |
Successor | Péter Erdő |
Other posts | Cardinal-Priest of S. Teresa al Corso d’Italia |
Orders | |
Ordination | 3 March 1951 |
Created Cardinal | 28 June 1988 |
Rank | Archbishop Emeritus of Esztergom-Budapest |
Personal details | |
Born | Szeged, Hungary |
8 May 1927
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Esztergom, Hungary |
Nationality | Hungarian |
Denomination | Catholic |
Signature | László Paskai, O.F.M.'s signature |
Coat of arms | László Paskai, O.F.M.'s coat of arms |
László Paskai, O.F.M. (8 May 1927 – 17 August 2015) was a Hungarian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, He served as the archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest from 1987 to 2002.
He was one of the cardinal electors who participated in the 2005 papal conclave that elected Pope Benedict XVI.
Early life
László Paskai was born to Jewish parents who had converted to the Roman Catholic faith before the birth of their son and who later died during the Holocaust.[1]
Clerical career
He was ordained a priest at the age of 23, on 3 March 1951, joining the Order of Friars Minor. After his ordination he did pastoral work in the diocese of Nagyvarad before being sent to Budapest for further studies. In Szeged, he served as episcopal master of ceremonies from 1952 to 1955. After this he was a faculty member and librarian of the seminary, 1955–1962. Thereafter serving as prefect of the Interdiocesan Seminary, faculty member and spiritual director until 1965. He later served as a faculty member and spiritual director and finally rector of the Central Seminary, Budapest. On 2 March 1978 he was chosen Apostolic Administrator of Veszprém, becoming a bishop that same day, with the titular see of Bavagaliana.
Pope John Paul II appointed him Archbishop of Veszprém on 31 March 1979. He was appointed Primate of Hungary and Archbishop of Esztergom on 3 March 1987. He was created Cardinal-Priest of Santa Teresa al Corso d'Italia. In 1993 the dioceses of Esztergom was united with that of Budapest, so that Cardinal Paskai was the first Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest. Cardinal Paskai retired as Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest in 2002.
Retirement
After his retirement he lived in Esztergom-Szentgyörgymező, not far from the St Adalbert basilica. In 2005 Cardinal Paskai became the Spiritual Protector of the Order of Saint Lazarus (statuted 1910) (Paris/Orleans Obedience). In the same year he participated in the Papal Conclave which elected Pope Benedict XVI.
On 17 July 2011, he celebrated the last in a series of requiems for Otto von Habsburg, Hungary's last Crown Prince and since pretender to the throne, in St. Stephen's Basilica in Budapest.[2] He died on 17 August 2015 at the age of 88.[3]
Notes
- ↑ Paskai, Antal: Menekülésünk története 1944–1945 [The Story of our Escape 1944–1945], Budapest, 2009 (In this book, the Cardinal's elder brother recounts their life during the Holocaust.)
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- ↑ Elhunyt Paskai László bíboros - Archdiocese of Esztergom-Budapest, 2015.08.17.
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Preceded by | Bishop of Veszprém 31 March 1979 – 5 April 1982 |
Succeeded by József Szendi |
Preceded by | Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest 3 March 1987 – 7 December 2002 |
Succeeded by Péter Erdő |
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