František Rábek (born 17 February 1949) a Slovak prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the first ordinary of the Military Ordinariate of Slovakia.

His Excellency

František Rábek
Ordinary of the Military Ordinariate of Slovakia
Rábek in 2017
ChurchRoman Catholic
Appointed20 January 2003
PredecessorOffice created
Previous post(s)Auxiliary bishop of Nitra (1991–2003)
Orders
Ordination17 June 1972
Consecration27 July 1991
by Ján Chryzostom Korec
Personal details
Born (1949-02-17) 17 February 1949 (age 75)
MottoEsto fidelis usque ad mortem (Latin for 'To be faithful until death')
Coat of arms's coat of arms

Biography

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František Rábek was born on 17 February 1949 in the village of Močenok, in Šaľa District. Following his studies of theology at the Comenius University he was ordained priest on 17 June 1972. Afterwards, he served as a chaplain in Bošany and in Nitra and later a parish priest in Nitra, Drážovce and Čierne. On 13 July 1991 he was named the auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nitra and the titular bishop of Catrum by the Pope John Paul II. He was consecrated on 27 July 1991 by the Cardinal Ján Chryzostom Korec.[1] On 20 January 2003 he became the first ordinary of the newly created Military Ordinariate of Slovakia.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Životopis prvého slovenského ordinára Františka Rábeka". domov.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  2. ^ "Mons. František Rábek". OBEC MOČENOK (in Slovak). 2022-12-13. Retrieved 2024-06-21.