Ján Orosch
Slovak catholic archbishop
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Ján Orosch (born 28 May 1953, Bratislava) is a Roman Catholic prelate currently serving as the Archbishop of Trnava.[1][2][3]
Ján Orosch | |
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| Archbishop of Trnava | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Trnava |
| See | Trnava |
| Appointed | 11 July 2013 |
| Installed | 30 August 2013 |
| Predecessor | Róbert Bezák |
| Previous posts | Auxiliary Bishop of Bratislava-Trnava (2004-08) Titular Bishop of Semina (2004-13) Auxiliary Bishop of Trnava (2008-12) Apostolic Administrator of Trnava (2012-13) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 6 June 1976 by Julius Gábriš |
| Consecration | 2 May 2004 by Ján Sokol |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ján Orosch 28 May 1953 |
| Motto | Corde videre |
| Coat of arms |  |
Biography
After graduating, he was ordained to the priesthood by bishop Julius Gábriš[4] on 6 June 1976 in Bratislava. He worked Komarno, Bušince, Okoč (1982), Hodruša-Hámre (1983), Vyškovce Ipľom(1984), Nové Zámky(1990), Bratislava-Prievoz (1991), Bratislava-Čunovo (1992).[5]
Pope John Paul II on 2 April 2004 appointed him Auxiliary Bishop of Bratislava-Trnava and the titular bishop of Semina.[6] received his episcopal ordination on 2 May 2004, together with today's Archbishop Stanislav Zvolenský in the Cathedral of SS. John the Baptist in Trnava.[7]
On 2 July 2012 Pope Benedict XVI appointed him apostolic administrator after Archbishop Róbert Bezák was dismissed from the Archdiocese of Trnava.[8] On 11 July 2013 Pope Francis named him Apostolic Administrator for Archbishop of Trnava.[9][10]
Orosch is the Grand Prior of the Slovakia Lieutenancy of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem.[11]
In November 2022, Orosch questioned the innocence of the two victims of a terrorist attack outside a gay bar in Bratislava.[12] His comments were condemned by Slovakian President Zuzana Čaputová and Prime Minister Eduard Heger among others[12] and he was awarded the Homophobe of the Year prize by the NGO Human Rights Institute.[13] He later apologized for the comments.[12]