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Stanislav Stolárik

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His Excellency

Stanislav Stolárik
Bishop of Rožňava
Stolárik in 2010
ChurchRoman Catholic
Appointed21 March 2015
PredecessorVladimír Filo
Previous post(s)Auxiliary bishop of Košice (2004–2015)
Orders
Ordination11 June 1978
Consecration20 March 2004
by Alojz Tkáč
Personal details
Born (1955-02-27) 27 February 1955 (age 69)
MottoIn virtute Spiritus Sancti cum Maria (Latin for 'In the power of the Holy Spirit with Mary')
Coat of arms's coat of arms
Styles of
Stanislav Stolárik
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

Stanislav Stolárik (born 27 February 1955) is a Slovak prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rožňava.

Biography

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Stanislav Stolárik was born on 27 February 1955 in Rožňava as a seventh of eight children. He grew up in Košice and studied theology at the Comenius University. Stolárik was ordained priest in 1978. He was active as a chaplain in Trebišov, Humenné and Prešov. In 1984 he became the parish priest in Obišovce and subsequently in Humenné, Čaňa and Prešov.[1]

On 26 February 2004, Stolárik was named Auxiliary Bishop of Košice and a Titular Bishop of Barica by the Pope John Paul II. He was consecrated by the Archbishop of Košice Alojz Tkáč at the Cathedral of St. Elizabeth. On 16 May 2015 he succeeded Vladimír Filo as the bishop of Rožňava.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Rožňavský diecézny biskup Mons. Stanislav Stolárik – životopis". www.burv.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2024-06-20.
  2. ^ "Stanislav Stolárik, novovymenovaný rožňavský biskup, preberie svoj úrad". www.tkkbs.sk. Retrieved 20 June 2024.