Ferenc Fazekas
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Ferenc Fazekas | |
|---|---|
| Diocesan Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Subotica | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Appointed | 7 October 2023 |
| Predecessor | Slavko Večerin |
| Successor | Incumbent |
| Previous post(s) | Vicar General of Diocese of Subotica (2020–2022),Administrator of Diocese of Subotica (2022–2023) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 29 June 1984 (Priest) |
| Consecration | 11 November 2023 (Bishop) by Đuro Hranić |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ferenc Fazekas 29 September 1958 |
| Alma mater | University of Zagreb |
| Coat of arms |  |
Bishop Ferenc Fazekas (Serbian Cyrillic: Ференц Фазекаш; born 29 September 1958) is a Serbian Roman Catholic prelate who is serving as the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Subotica in Serbia since 7 October 2023. He is a member of the International Bishops' Conference of Saints Cyril and Methodius.
Bishop Fazekas was born into a Vojvodina Hungarians Roman Catholic family in Bečej (town located in the South Bačka District).[1]
After graduation from the classical gymnasium Paulinum in Subotica in 1977, he consequently joined the Archdiocesan Theological Seminary in Zagreb and the Theological Faculty at the University of Zagreb, where he studied from 1977 until 1984,[1] and was ordained as priest on 29 June 1984 in the Cathedral of St. Theresa of Avila for his native Diocese of Subotica,[2] after completed his philosophical and theological studies.