Petro Oros

1917 – 1953

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Petro Pavlo Oros (Ukrainian: Петро Павло Орос, Hungarian: Orosz Péter Pál; 14 July 1917 – 27 August 1953) was a Greek Catholic Eparchy of Mukachevo hierarch after the Church was suppressed by the communist regime. He was an auxiliary bishop of the Ruthenian Catholic Eparchy of Mukacheve from 1944 to 1953, when he was murdered by an anti-faith police officer. He is a martyr of the Catholic Church. His beatification was approved in August 2022, and after several delays he was beatified in September 2025.

Name
Petro Oros
Locality
Білки, Ucraina
Born
14 iulie 1917
Died
27 august 1953
Age
36 years
From
Biri
Location
Цвинтар Зовдуновицький ↗

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Cemetery
Цвинтар Зовдуновицький
Locality
Білки
Country
Ucraina
Public figure
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Yuri Pitra

1914 – 2009

Цвинтар Зовдуновицький

Petro Oros

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