János Pénzes

Coat of arms of János Pénzes

János Pénzes (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈjaːnoʃ ˈpeːnzɛʃ]; born 10 August 1943 in Bajmok, Kingdom of Hungary) was the Hungarian-born Roman Catholic Emeritus Bishop of Subotica between 1989 and 2020.

On June 29, 1968, Pénzes was ordained a priest. On April 25, 1989, Pope John Paul II appointed him bishop of Subotica. On June 18, 1989, he was ordained bishop by Archbishop Gabriel Montalvo Higuera.

He retired on 8 September 2020.

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