Resignation and appointment of bishop of Žilina, Slovakia

The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Žilina, Slovakia, presented by Bishop Tomáš Galis.

The Holy Father has appointed Bishop Peter Beňo as bishop of Žilina, transferring him from the titular see of Amudarsa and the office of auxiliary of Nitra.

Curriculum vitae

Bishop Peter Beňo was born on 2 September 1972 in Bánovce nad Bebravou, Slovakia. He was ordained a priest on 14 September 1996 for the diocese of Nitra.

He has held the following offices: parish vicar in Púchov (1996-1997), parish administrator in Nesluša (1997-2002), prefect of the Saint Gorazd Major Seminary in Nitra (2002-2008), teacher at the Theological Institute of Nitra and at the Saints Cyril and Methodius Faculty of Theology of Comenius University in Bratislava (2002-2008), parish priest in Soblahov (2008-2014) and in Skalka nad Váhom (2014-2021), rector of the diocesan sanctuary of Saints Andrew Svorad and Benedict in Skalka nad Váhom (2016-2021), and dean of Trenčín (2018-2021).

On 29 January 2021 he was appointed titular bishop of Amudarsa and auxiliary of Nitra, receiving episcopal ordination the following 24 April.

Within the Bishops’ Conference of Slovakia, he chairs the Economic Council.