Milan Lach

His Grace, The Reverend Milan Lach Society of Jesus
Apostolic Administrator of Eparchy of Parma for the Byzantines and temporary Bishop
Orders
Ordination	July 1, 2001 by Bishop Milan Chautur, CSsR
Consecration	June 1, 2013 by Metropolitan Ján Babjak, SJ June 24th 2017 named Apostolic Administrator of the Eparchy of Parma
Personal details
Born	(1973-11-18) November 18, 1973 Kežmarok, Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
Nationality	Slovak
Motto	Serve
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Milan Lach, SJ (born November 18, 1973) is a Slovak bishop. On June 24 2017 he was appointed an Apostolic Administrator of Eparchy of Parma for the Byzantines ^[1].

Life ^[2].

He was born on November 18, 1973 in Kežmarok. He studied theology at the TF TU in Bratislava. From the hands of the current bishop of Košice, Bishop Milan Chautur CSsR he received on November 11 2000 deacon and on July 1 2001 the priest´s ministry in Cathedral of the Birth of Virgin Mary the Holy Mother of God in Košice. From 2001 to 2002, he performed a civilian service in the Jesuit community in Košice and in 2003 he worked at East-West Spirituality Center as a scientist. From 2003 to 2004, he was appointed head of the East-West Spirituality Center in Košice and at the same time he helped believers in Košice and the surrounding area of Košice. In 2004, he began his studies at the Pontifical East Institute in Rome, where he obtained a doctorate in 2009. In addition to his experience from the international academic environment, he has also gained experience in spiritual service as a helping hand at the Pontifical College of Russicum and as a spiritual assistant of the Federation of Scouts of Europe in Rome. He also co-authored with the Vatican Radio. After returning from studies in Rome since 2009, he worked as director at the Center of Spirituality East-West. In addition to securing the scientific tasks of the Center, organizing scientific conferences , building a library fund and establishing contacts with other countries, he taught one semester at the Faculty of Theology of the Catholic University in Košice, where he also was a member of theological journal Verba Theologica. In the order of the Society of Jesus in Slovakia, since December 30, 2009, he has been a provincial counselor and since January 1, 2012 he has been a delegate for the formation of Jesuit scholastics. He speaks fluently Slovak, Italian, actively communicates English and Russian and passively French. On April 19 2013 Pope Francis appointed him as a Auxiliary Bishop of Prešov. He was ordained on June 1 2013 in Ľutina. On June 24 2017 he was appointed by Pope Francis as Apostolic Administrator of sede vacante Eparchy of Parma for Byzantines in the United States.

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