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Kerekes László, püspök, Dr.

Kerekes László, püspök, Dr.
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Birth data:
Kézdivásárhely, Romania, currently Târgu Secuiesc — July 23, 1968
Denomination:
Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:
diocesan
Diocese / Order:
Gyulafehérvár
Ordination level:
bishop
Priestly ordination:
Gelence, Romania, currently Ghelința — 2000
Episcopal consecration:
Gyulafehérvár, Romania, currently Alba Iulia — August 29, 2020
Biographical data
He began his studies in Gelence and went on to graduate from the Roman Catholic Cantor School in Gyulafehérvár. He pursued his theological studies in Transylvania from 1987 to 1990, and then at the Central Seminary from 1990 to 1992. He then spent two years studying canon law at Saint Paul University in Ottawa, ON, Canada, where he earned a licentiate. Meanwhile, he was ordained a priest in Gelence on May 16, 1993. He earned a doctorate in canon law from 2000 to 2004 at Saint Paul University in Ottawa, ON. Consul of the Holy See, Deputy Judicial Vicar. In December 2000, he was granted the title of Consul of the Holy See. On May 20, 2020, Pope Francis appointed him Bishop of Tharros and Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Gyulafehérvár. Archbishop Gergely Kovács of Alba Iulia consecrated him as bishop on August 29, 2020; since then, he has served as the diocese’s general vicar.
Domestic service locations
From To Place i Current name, country i Church / institution Position
1994 2000 Gyulafehérvár, Romania Alba Iulia Hittudományi Főiskola és Papnevelő Intézet professor (canon law, public speaking, homiletics, rhetoric, pedagogy)
2000 2020 Kézdivásárhely, Romania Târgu Secuiesc Boldog Özséb templom parish priest
2020 Gyulafehérvár, Romania Alba Iulia auxiliary bishop, vicar general
Foreign service locations
From To Place Current name, country Church / institution Position
1992 1994 Ottawa, ON, Canada seminarian, college student
2000 2004 Ottawa, ON, Canada Ph.D. candidate, Hungarian assistant pastor
Literary activity
cikkek a Vasárnap és Keresztény Szóban, valamint a Studia Theologica Transsylvaniensiában; számos tudományos cikk szerzője
Life timeline
Birth
Kézdivásárhely, Romania, currently Târgu Secuiesc
Service abroad
19921994
Ottawa, ON, Canada
seminarian, college student
Service in the homeland
19942000
Gyulafehérvár, Romania, currently Alba Iulia
Hittudományi Főiskola és Papnevelő Intézet
professor (canon law, public speaking, homiletics, rhetoric, pedagogy)
Service in the homeland
20002020
Kézdivásárhely, Romania, currently Târgu Secuiesc
Boldog Özséb templom
parish priest
Service abroad
20002004
Ottawa, ON, Canada
Ph.D. candidate, Hungarian assistant pastor
Priestly ordination
Gelence, Romania, currently Ghelința
Service in the homeland
Gyulafehérvár, Romania, currently Alba Iulia
auxiliary bishop, vicar general
Episcopal consecration
Gyulafehérvár, Romania, currently Alba Iulia
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Kerekes László, püspök, Dr.: 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=520 (accessed: 2026-07-07).
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