Ábel Antal Szocska,O.S.B.M. | |
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| Eparchial Bishop ofHungarian Catholic Eparchy of Nyíregyháza | |
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| Church | Hungarian Greek Catholic Church |
| Appointed | 31 October 2015 (as Apostolic Administrator) 7 April 2018 (as Eparchial Bishop) |
| Predecessor | Atanáz Orosz (as Ap. Administrator) |
| Successor | Incumbent |
| Other post | Protohegumen of the Hungarian province of theO.S.B.M. (since 2008) |
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| Ordination | 30 September 2001 (Priest) by Szilárd Keresztes |
| Consecration | 10 May 2018 (Bishop) by Péter Fülöp Kocsis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Anatoliy Sochka (1972-09-21)21 September 1972 (age 53) |
BishopÁbel Antal Szocska,O.S.B.M. (Ukrainian:Авель Сочка; born 21 September 1972) is aHungarian Greek Catholic hierarch. He is serving as the first Eparchial Bishop of theHungarian Catholic Eparchy of Nyíregyháza from 31 October 2015 (until 7 April 2018 he was an Apostolic Administrator of the same Eparchy).
Born inVynohradiv,Ukrainian SSR in 1972, he wasordained apriest on 30 September 2001 by BishopSzilárd Keresztes. He was appointed the Apostolic Administrator by theHoly See on 31 October 2015.[1]
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| Preceded by Atanáz Orosz (as Ap. Administrator) | Apostolic Administrator of Nyíregyháza 2015–2018 | Succeeded by himself as Eparchial Bishop |
| Preceded by himself as Apostolic Administrator | Eparchial Bishop of Nyíregyháza 2018–present | Incumbent |
| Metropolis of Hajdúdorog |
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