József Szendi

József Szendi (31 October 1921 – 23 July 2017) was a Hungarian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.

József Szendi
Archbishop of Archdiocese of Veszprém Emeritus
József Szendi in 2005
Church	Roman Catholic Church
See	Archdiocese of Veszprém
In office	1983–1997
Predecessor	László Paskai
Successor	Gyula Márfi
Orders
Ordination	24 December 1944
Consecration	21 April 1982 by Laszlo Paskai
Personal details
Born	(1921-10-31)31 October 1921 Székesfehérvár, Hungary
Died	23 July 2017(2017-07-23) (aged 95) Veszprém, Hungary

Biography

Szendi was born in Székesfehérvár, Hungary and 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 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. He was appointed archbishop of the Archdiocese of Veszprém on 3 September 1983 and served until retiring on 14 August 1997.^[1]