What is József Szendi?
[[File:Szendi József püspök 2005.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Szendi in 2005]] '''József Szendi''' (31 October 1921 – 23 July 2017) was a [[Hungary|Hungarian]] [[prelate]] of the [[Roman Catholic Church]]. At the time of his death he was the oldest living bishop from Hungary. Szendi was born in [[Székesfehérvár]], [[Hungary]]. Szendi was ordained a priest on 24 December 1944. From 1969 until 1982, he was spiritual of the seminary of Esztergom. Szendi was appointed Apostolic Administrator of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Veszprém|Archdiocese of Veszprém]] as well as Titular bishop of Stephaniacum on 5 April 1982 and was consecrated bishop on 21 April 1982 by [[Laszlo Paskai]]. Szendi was appointed archbishop of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Veszprém|Archdiocese of Veszprém]] on 3 September 1983 and served until retiring on 14 August 1997.<ref>[http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/vesz0.htm Archdiocese of Veszprem]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bszendi.html Catholic-Hierarchy] {{DEFAULTSORT:Szendi, Jozsef}} [[Category:1921 births]] [[Category:2017 deaths]] [[Category:Hungarian Roman Catholic archbishops]] {{bio-stub}}