Péter Fülöp Kocsis
The Most Reverend Péter Fülöp Kocsis | |
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| Archbishop of Hajdúdorog | |
 Péter Fülöp Kocsis in 2013 | |
| Church | Hungarian Greek Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Hajdúdorog |
| See | Hajdúdorog |
| In office | 2008 - present |
| Predecessor | Szilárd Keresztes |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | August 2, 1989 |
| Consecration | June 30, 2008 by Szilárd Keresztes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 13, 1963 |
| Nationality | Hungarian |
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Péter Fülöp Kocsis (born 13 January 1963 in Szeged, Hungary) is, as metropolitan archbishop of the Archeparchy of Hajdúdorog, the head of the Hungarian Greek Catholic Church.
Biography
Higher education started at the Greek Catholic Theological Academy of Saint Atanáz and it was finished at Pontifical Salesian University in Rome. Kocsis was ordained priest in 1989. He taught on Greek Catholic Primary School in Hajdudorogh and High School in 1990 and 1992. From 1992 to 1995 was priest in Tornabarakony. From 1995 Kocsis was to the Benedictine monastery of Chevetogne in Belgium to make monastic life. On November 6, 1998 he passed monastic vows before the bishop Solid Cross, taking the Monastic name Philip. Kocsis spent the Christmas of 1999 in Belgium taking monastic probation (novitiate). On June 30, 2008 he was consecrated bishop of Hajdúdorog Solid Cross, being co-consecrator the Greek Catholic Archbishop of Presov, Ján Babjak and Greek Catholic bishop Milan Šašik of Mukachevo.
Between 2008 and 2011 he served as Apostolic Administrator of the Exarchate of Miskolc.
In March 2015 Pope Francis elevated the Eparchy of Hajdúdorog to an metropolitan archeparchy, with Kocsis as archbishop and head of the Hungarian Greek Catholic Church.[1]
References
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine - Provvedimenti sulla Chiesa Greco-Cattolica Ungherese" (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. March 20, 2015. Retrieved March 21, 2015.