László Paskai
His Eminence László Paskai Archbishop Emeritus of Esztergom-Budapest Spiritual Protector and Chaplain General of the Order of Saint Lazarus | |
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| Archdiocese | Esztergom-Budapest |
| Installed | 3 March 1987 |
| Term ended | 7 December 2002 |
| Predecessor | László Lékai |
| Successor | Péter Erdő |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of S. Teresa al Corso d’Italia |
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| Ordination | 3 March 1951 |
| Created cardinal | 28 June 1988 |
| Rank | Archbishop Emeritus of Esztergom-Budapest |
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| Born | 8 May 1927 Szeged, Hungary |
| Died | 17 August 2015 (aged 88) Esztergom, Hungary |
| Nationality | Hungarian |
| Denomination | Catholic |
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László Paskai,
archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest
from 1987 to 2002.
He was one of the
2005 papal conclave that elected Pope Benedict XVI. He was Spiritual Protector and Chaplain General of the Orléans obedience of the Military and Hospitaller Order of Saint Lazarus of Jerusalem
from 2004 to 2012.
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 were murdered during The Holocaust.[1]
Clerical career
He was ordained a priest at the age of 23, on 3 March 1951, joining the
Apostolic Administrator of Veszprém, becoming a bishop that same day, with the titular see
of Bavagaliana.
Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest
in 2002.
He met with U.S. President George H. W. Bush on 13 October 1989.[2]
Retirement
After his retirement he lived in
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.[3] He died on 17 August 2015 at the age of 88.[4]
Distinctions
- Spiritual Protector of the separated Orléans Obedience of the Order of Saint Lazarus (2005)[5]
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.)
- ^ "Meetings with Foreigners, 1989" (PDF). The George Bush Presidential Library and Museum. p. 24. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ^ "Ökumene-Feier zur Herzbestattung Habsburgs". Kathweb.at. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
- Archdiocese of Esztergom-Budapest, 2015-08-17.
- ^ "OSLJ: Home".
References
- "László Cardinal Paskai, O.F.M." catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
- Stirling János, ed. (2003). In virtute spiritus. A Szent István Akadémia emlékkönyve Paskai László bíboros tiszteletére (in Hungarian). Budapest: Szent István Társulat.
- "Paskai László bíboros 80 éves" (in Hungarian). Magyar Katolikus Püspöki Konferencia. 8 May 2007. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
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