János Scheffler
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Blessed Bishop János Scheffler |
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| Bishop of Oradea Mare | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Oradea Mare |
| See | Oradea Mare |
| Appointed | 9 April 1948 |
| Term ended | 6 December 1952 |
| Predecessor | Pál Napholcz |
| Successor | József Tempfli |
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| Ordination | 6 July 1910 |
| Consecration | 17 May 1942 by Jusztinián György Serédi |
| Rank | Bishop |
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| Birth name | János Scheffler |
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29 October 1887 Kálmánd, Szatmár County, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 6 December 1952 (aged 65) Jilava, Ilfov County, Romania |
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| Sainthood | |
| Feast day | 6 December |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 3 July 2011 Satu Mare Cathedral, Romania by Cardinal Angelo Amato |
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| Shrines | Satu Mare Cathedral |
Blessed János Scheffler (German: Johann Scheffler; 29 October 1887 – 6 December 1952) was a Hungarian-born Roman Catholic prelate who served as the bishop of two dioceses before acting as the Bishop of Oradea Mare. He was imprisoned due to opposing the Communist government policies and was killed while imprisoned and had been noted during his episcopate for his attentiveness to vocations and to the defense of the faith from those forces that sought to disrupt it such as communism.
His beatification took place in 2011.
János Scheffler was born on 29 October 1887 in Kálmánd in the Austro-Hungarian empire as the second of ten children but became a Romanian citizen after the Trianon accords in 1920. His brother was Franz Scheffler (3 October 1894 - 29 October 1956).
In 1897 he began to feel called to become a priest though did not begin an active pursuit of this dream until 1906 since he began his high school studies in 1898 with the Jesuits. In 1906 he began his theological studies at the college in Budapest where he achieved excellent grandes. Scheffler was later ordained to the priesthood in 1910. He was first assigned to Ciumești while that October saw him sent to Rome to the Pontifical Gregorian University to learn canon law where he soon became a doctor of law on 19 June 1912 upon his graduation. In July 1914 - as World War I was beginning - he became a professor of theological studies and the dean of students at Satu Mare. In November 1915 he received his scientific degree. In 1922 with the Satu Mare and Oradea Mare dioceses being merged he set up a single college becoming its first dean as well as professor of canon law and historical studies. In 1923 he became a parish priest at Moftinu Mare. In 1925 he started teaching seminarians for the priesthood and attended the Eucharistic Congress in Chicago from 20-24 June 1926. In 1939 he became a spiritual director.
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