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Auxiliary Bishop György Snell, pastor of St. Stephen’s Basilica in Budapest, died as a result of a coronavirus infection. After chaplains serving in the parish also tested positive, they will screen secular workers and stop services at the basilica, according to Cardinal Péter Erdő’s Facebook video message.
Auxiliary Bishop György Snell, who passed away today at dawn, is the pastor of St. Stephen’s Basilica in Budapest, the diocesan co-cathedral. He heroically stood in the service; on Wednesday even through Zoomo, but also attended the meeting of the priestly senate – said Péter Erdő.
“The news came tragically suddenly that he had died. It was discovered that he had a serious Covid infection. This means that now, for a time, during the quarantine period, the life of worship must be suspended in the Basilica of Saint Stephen, that is the only way that, after proper disinfection, after a reasonable period of time, but before Holy Week, liturgical life can resume in the main church of Budapest, “Cardinal Péter Erdő said in his message on video.
György Snell, auxiliary bishop of Esztergom-Budapest, parish priest of the capital’s St. Stephen’s Basilica, who died at the age of 72, died on Friday night, János Csaba Tóth, the archbishop’s press officer, told MTI . György Snell was recently diagnosed with a coronavirus infection. For the spiritual salvation of the high priest, all the bells of St. Stephen’s Basilica rang for half an hour on Friday morning and the primate bells of Esztergom Basilica for twenty minutes.
György Snell has been pastor of St. Stephen’s Basilica since August 2008. He was ordained a bishop in December 2014 and his episcopal motto was: “Feed them!” The archdiocese will provide information on the date of the bishop’s funeral later.
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