Ján Orosch
| The Most Reverend Ján Orosch | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of Trnava | |
| File:Ján Orosch.jpg | |
| 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 Bratislava, Slovakia |
| Motto | Corde videre |
Ján Orosch (born 28 May 1953, Bratislava) is a Roman Catholic prelate currently serving as the Archbishop of Trnava.[1]
Biography
After graduating, he was ordained to the priesthood by bishop Julius Gábriš[2] on 6 June 1976 in Bratislava. He worked in Komárno, Bušince, Okoč (1982), Hodruša-Hámre (1983), Vyškovce nad Ipľom(1984), Nové Zámky(1990), Bratislava-Prievoz (1991) and Bratislava-Čunovo (1992).[3]
Pope John Paul II on 2 April 2004 appointed him Auxiliary Bishop of Bratislava-Trnava and the titular bishop of Semina.[4] 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.[5]
On 2 July 2012 Pope Benedict XVI appointed him apostolic administrator after Archbishop Róbert Bezák was dismissed from the Archdiocese of Trnava.[6] On 11 July 2013 Pope Francis named him Apostolic Administrator for Archbishop of Trnava.[7][8]
Orosch is the Grand Prior of the Slovakia Lieutenancy of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem.[9]
In November 2022, Orosch questioned the innocence of the two victims of a terrorist attack outside a gay bar in Bratislava.[10] His comments were condemned by Slovakian President Zuzana Čaputová and Prime Minister Eduard Heger among others[10] and he was awarded the Homophobe of the Year prize by the NGO Human Rights Institute.[11] He later apologized for the comments.[10]
References
- Back to citation Arcibiskup vyháňa benediktínov. Vzali im pozemky, zrušili účet Čítajte viac; Arcibiskup vyháňa benediktínov. Vzali im pozemky, zrušili účet Čítajte viac; Nový trnavský arcibiskup Ján Orosch sa chce stretnúť s Róbertom Bezákom, aby upokojil situáciu.
- Back to citation Archbishop Ján Orosch at catholic-hierarchy.org.
- Back to citation Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 175, Number 14,586.
- Back to citation TK KBS. Noví biskupi pre Bratislavsko – trnavskú arcidiecézu.
- Back to citation \l "TK KBS. Bratislavsko – trnavská arcidiecéza má dvoch nových pomocných biskupov.
- Back to citation Svätý Otec rozhodol o zmenách v Trnavskej arcidiecéze.
- Back to citation Svätý Otec František vymenoval nového trnavského arcibiskupa.
- Back to citation Text buly o menovaní trnavského arcibiskupa Oroscha.
- Back to citation "The Lieutenancies of the World Lieutenants and Grand Priors". Retrieved 2025-06-03.
- Back to citation occurrence 10.0 Back to citation occurrence 10.1 Back to citation occurrence 10.2 Hudec, Michal (8 November 2022). "Archbishop apologises for stance on Bratislava queer bar killings". Euractiv. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
- Back to citation Németh, Marco (22 June 2023). "Slovensko pozná "víťaza" ceny Homofób roka: Ten získal až 50 percent hlasov". Startitup.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 23 June 2023.