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Forró József, Msgr.

Forró József, Msgr.
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Birth data:
Vágsellye, Csehszlovákia, currently Slovakia — September 8, 1978
Denomination:
Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:
diocesan
Diocese / Order:
Esztergom-Budapest (korábban: Esztergom)
Ordination level:
priest
Priestly ordination:
Esztergom, Hungary — June 14, 2003
Nagyboldogasszony és Szent Adalbert Székesegyház
Biographical data
He was ordained a priest in Esztergom on June 14, 2003. From that point on, he entered the diplomatic service; from 2003 to 2005, he was a scholarship student in Rome at the Pontifical Hungarian Institute, and from 2005 to 2008, he studied at the Pontifical Academy of Diplomacy; since then, he has been serving in the diplomatic corps.
Foreign service locations
From To Place Country Church / institution Position
2008 2012 Jakarta Indonézia Apostoli nunciatúra Nunciature attaché, then Deputy Secretary from 2009 (also: East Timor, Apostolic Nunciature)
2012 2015 San José Costa Rica Apostoli nunciatúra First Secretary
2015 2018 Ouagadougou Burkina Faso Apostoli nunciatúra Second Secretary of the Nunciature (also known as: Niger)
2018 2021 Washington DC USA Apostoli nunciatúra Counselor at the Nunciature, Hungarian pastor
2021 Guatemalaváros Guatemala Apostoli nunicatúra Counselor at the Nunciature
Life timeline
Birth
Vágsellye, Csehszlovákia, currently Slovakia
Priestly ordination
Esztergom, Hungary
Nagyboldogasszony és Szent Adalbert Székesegyház
Service abroad
20082012
Jakarta, Indonézia
Apostoli nunciatúra
Nunciature attaché, then Deputy Secretary from 2009 (also: East Timor, Apostolic Nunciature)
Service abroad
20122015
San José, Costa Rica
Apostoli nunciatúra
First Secretary
Service abroad
20152018
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Apostoli nunciatúra
Second Secretary of the Nunciature (also known as: Niger)
Service abroad
20182021
Washington DC, USA
Apostoli nunciatúra
Counselor at the Nunciature, Hungarian pastor
Service abroad
Guatemalaváros, Guatemala
Apostoli nunicatúra
Counselor at the Nunciature
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Forró József, Msgr.: personal record. In: Historical directory of Hungarian, Hungarian-descended, and Hungarian-speaking clergy serving abroad. Available at: https://www.diaszporalelkipasztorok.hu/persons_v2/view.php?id=285 (accessed: 2026-05-06).