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 | |
| Church | Roman Catholic |
| Appointed | 20 January 2003 |
| Predecessor | Office created |
| Previous post(s) | Auxiliary bishop of Nitra (1991–2003) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 17 June 1972 |
| Consecration | 27 July 1991 by Ján Chryzostom Korec |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 February 1949 |
| Motto | Esto fidelis usque ad mortem (Latin for 'To be faithful until death') |
| Coat of arms |  |
Biography
editFrantišek 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
edit- ^ "Životopis prvého slovenského ordinára Františka Rábeka". domov.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2024-06-21.
- ^ "Mons. František Rábek". OBEC MOČENOK (in Slovak). 2022-12-13. Retrieved 2024-06-21.