Lajos Vető

Lajos Vető (1904–1989) was a Hungarian Lutheran bishop sympathetic to the communist leadership.^[1] The communist government replaced Bishop Lajos Ordass as head of Hungary's Lutherans with Lajos Vető following Ordnass' "anti-communist address" at the International Lutheran assembly in Minneapolis.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] Lajos Vető resigned his position after the Hungarian revolt,^[6] but returned to post in December 1957.^[7]^[8]^[9]

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^ H. David Baer The struggle of Hungarian Lutherans under communism 2006 footnotes "9. The biographical information I have provided on Lajos Veto relies heavily on personal conversations with members of the Lutheran Church in Hungary. 10. The events surrounding Lajos Veto's election as bishop have never been fully ..."
^ Charles Byrne Communism and Us 1964 -- Page 50 "In 1957, following his "anti-communist address" at the International Lutheran assembly in Minneapolis (U.S.A.), the Government replaced Bishop Ordnass with Bishop Lajos Veto, as Hungary's Lutheran Primate. Bishop Ordnass was relegated ..."
^ Time -Briton Hadden, Henry Robinson Luce Volume 71 1958 - Page 72 "Pro-Red Calvinist Bishop John Peter was deposed, as was Lutheran Bishop Lajos Veto. Staunchly anti-Red Bishop Lajos Ordass was freed from house arrest, resumed his post as primate of the Hungarian ..."
^ Daily Report: Foreign Radio Broadcasts - Issues 161-165 -United States. Foreign Broadcast Information Service - 1958 Page 47 "19, 1958 ALLEGED ARREST OF BISHOP ORDASS REFUTED Budapest, MTI, in French Hellschreiber to Europe, Aug, 18, 1958, 1200 GMT— L ("What Is the Truth About Lajos Ordass?," a statement by Dr. Lajos Veto, Lutheran bishop) (Text) ..."
^ Hungarian Studies: HS. - Volumes 10-11 1995 - Page 87 "The four are Bishop Lajos Veto; Nicholas Palfi, former dean of the Lutheran seminary in Budapest; Karoly Grunvalszky, former general secretary of the church; and Adam Mekis, former assistant to the ignominiously deposed Laszlo Dezsery."
^ Presbyterian Life - Volume 11 -1958 - Page 52 "The office of Presiding Bishop meanwhile had gone to government-favored Dr. Lajos Veto, Bishop of the Northern District, long a foremost collaborator with the Communist regime. Dr. Veto resigned the bishopric after the revolt, but the ."
^ Kurt Hutten Iron Curtain Christians: The Church in Communist Countries Today - 1967 - Page 225 " Horvath stated that while Bishop Ordass certainly was not a reactionary he had been pushed into the position by his ... On December 19, 1957, the Council of the Northern Diocese stated that "Dr. Lajos Veto must be considered Bishop of ..."
^ Pedro Ramet Protestantism and Politics in Eastern Europe and Russia - 1992 -- Page 136 "Consequently, Bishop Lajos Veto returned to his post in December 1957. After the second dismissal of Bishop Ordass, even Bishop László Dezséry returned for a short time in June 1958."
^ László G. Terray - 1997 "When the state commissioner Karoly Grnak appeared in the headquarters of the church a few days later, his first matter of business was the reappointment of General Inspector Mihalyfi and of Bishop Lajos Veto."

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[1] H. David Baer The struggle of Hungarian Lutherans under communism 2006 footnotes "9. The biographical information I have provided on Lajos Veto relies heavily on personal conversations with members of the Lutheran Church in Hungary. 10. The events surrounding Lajos Veto's election as bishop have never been fully ..."

[2] Charles Byrne Communism and Us 1964 -- Page 50 "In 1957, following his "anti-communist address" at the International Lutheran assembly in Minneapolis (U.S.A.), the Government replaced Bishop Ordnass with Bishop Lajos Veto, as Hungary's Lutheran Primate. Bishop Ordnass was relegated ..."

[3] Time -Briton Hadden, Henry Robinson Luce Volume 71 1958 - Page 72 "Pro-Red Calvinist Bishop John Peter was deposed, as was Lutheran Bishop Lajos Veto. Staunchly anti-Red Bishop Lajos Ordass was freed from house arrest, resumed his post as primate of the Hungarian ..."

[4] Daily Report: Foreign Radio Broadcasts - Issues 161-165 -United States. Foreign Broadcast Information Service - 1958 Page 47 "19, 1958 ALLEGED ARREST OF BISHOP ORDASS REFUTED Budapest, MTI, in French Hellschreiber to Europe, Aug, 18, 1958, 1200 GMT— L ("What Is the Truth About Lajos Ordass?," a statement by Dr. Lajos Veto, Lutheran bishop) (Text) ..."

[5] Hungarian Studies: HS. - Volumes 10-11 1995 - Page 87 "The four are Bishop Lajos Veto; Nicholas Palfi, former dean of the Lutheran seminary in Budapest; Karoly Grunvalszky, former general secretary of the church; and Adam Mekis, former assistant to the ignominiously deposed Laszlo Dezsery."

[6] Presbyterian Life - Volume 11 -1958 - Page 52 "The office of Presiding Bishop meanwhile had gone to government-favored Dr. Lajos Veto, Bishop of the Northern District, long a foremost collaborator with the Communist regime. Dr. Veto resigned the bishopric after the revolt, but the ."

[7] Kurt Hutten Iron Curtain Christians: The Church in Communist Countries Today - 1967 - Page 225 " Horvath stated that while Bishop Ordass certainly was not a reactionary he had been pushed into the position by his ... On December 19, 1957, the Council of the Northern Diocese stated that "Dr. Lajos Veto must be considered Bishop of ..."

[8] Pedro Ramet Protestantism and Politics in Eastern Europe and Russia - 1992 -- Page 136 "Consequently, Bishop Lajos Veto returned to his post in December 1957. After the second dismissal of Bishop Ordass, even Bishop László Dezséry returned for a short time in June 1958."

[9] László G. Terray - 1997 "When the state commissioner Karoly Grnak appeared in the headquarters of the church a few days later, his first matter of business was the reappointment of General Inspector Mihalyfi and of Bishop Lajos Veto."

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