László Böcskei, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

László Böcskei

Roman Catholic bishop

Date of Birth: 11-Jul-1965

Place of Birth: Gătaia, Timiș County, Romania

Profession: Catholic priest

Nationality: Romania

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

László Böcskei (Hungarian pronunciation: ['la?slo? 'bøt??k?i]; born July 11, 1965) is a Romanian cleric, bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oradea Mare.
Born into an ethnic Hungarian family in Gataia (Gátalja), Timis County, he studied at the Roman Catholic Theological Institute of Alba Iulia.
He was ordained in June 1990 by Bishop Sebastian Kräuter and assigned to the Timisoara Diocese.
He served as assistant priest at a Timisoara parish before being assigned to the city's St.
George Cathedral.
In 2006, having reached the age of 75, József Tempfli announced his intention to retire as Bishop of Oradea Mare, and Pope Benedict XVI chose Böcskei as his successor.
He was consecrated bishop in March 2009.