Julius Gábriš

Július Gábriš (December 5, 1913 in Tesárske Mlyňany – November 13, 1987 in Trnava) was a Slovak Bishop, Apostolic Administrator of Archdiocese of Trnava during communist-controlled Czechoslovakia.[1]

The Most Reverend Július Gábriš
Apostolic Administrator of Trnava
Archdiocese	Trnava
Appointed	February 19, 1973
In office	March 3, 1973 – November 13, 1987
Predecessor	Ambróz Lazík
Successor	Ján Sokol
Orders
Ordination	June 26, 1938 by Pavol Jantausch
Consecration	March 3, 1973 by Agostino Casaroli
Personal details
Born	December 5, 1913 Tesárske Mlyňany, Austria-Hungary (now Slovakia)
Died	November 13, 1987 (aged 73) Trnava, Czechoslovakia
Coat of arms

Biography

Born 1913 in Tesárske Mlyňany, educated in Zlaté Moravce, Comenius University in Bratislava and the seminary in Trnava he was ordained 26 June 1938 by Pavol Jantausch. He worked as priest in Tekovské Šarluhách, Holíč and Stupava. In 1951 he was promoted to dean in Jablonice, and soon after Nové Mesto nad Váhom.

In 1969 Ambróz Lazík, apostolic administrator of Trnava, died and then Pope Paul VI appointed him as successor. However his appointment was apposed by the communist government of Czechoslovakia and it was only 4 years later on 3 March 1973 that he was able to receive official consecration which happened in Nitra by Cardinal Casaroli, František Tomášek, and Trochty. Following the 1977 normalization of relations between the Czech State and the Church was raised to the rank of archbishop.[2] He was also titular bishop of Decori. He died in 1987 in Trnava.

References

1. Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 152, Deceased Cardinals
2. Julius Gábriš at catholic-hierarchy.org.