Msgr. LEONARDO BEG,
was born in Rab (Croatia) on March 4, 1976.
● As a ROMAN CATHOLIC SEMINARIAN Diocese
of Krk, he studied and lived at the Catholic seminary - today
called Pope John Paul II. in town Rijeka
(Croatia). In the academic year 1999/2000, he is on function of ductor –
leader of seminarians.
● DEACON'S ordination he received at the hands of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Krk, Msgr. Valter Župan on November 4, 2001 in the church of St. Catharina in Novalja on the island of Pag (Croatia). As a deacon, he served in town Cres very short, considering that obligatory celibacy is contrary to the authentic evangelical or apostolic way of life of the Old Church of the first millennium (or precisely until Second Lateran council 1139). Because of that he asking from Pope John Paul II. reduction to the secular class which he received in 2004.
● Study of Philosophy
and Theology he finished at
the Roman Catholic Theological Faculty of the University of Zagreb - Theology
in Rijeka (Dipl. theol. - MASTER OF THEOLOGY) on October 16, 2002.
● Interested
in the sociology of religion in the period 2003/2004. attends postgraduate
lectures at the Faculty of Philosophy in Zagreb.
● To the Croatian Old Catholic Church, a member
of the Utrecht Union, he joined in 2009., and he was ordained a PRIEST on
September 18, 2010. in the church of St. Cross in Zagreb, by the hands of
the Bishop of the Austrian Old Catholic Church, Msgr. Bernhard Heitz.
Subsequently noticing the Utrecht practice of
blessing samesex persons and ordaining women to the Holy Orders (Contrary to
the Bible and the two-millennium Tradition of the Catholic Church) he
seeks a sharp break with that, but without success. Therefore, he was
seeking incardination under correct Old Catholicism of the Old Catholic
Church in Slovakia. Archbishop Msgr. Dr. Augustin Bačinský incardinated him in the Old
Catholic Church in Slovakia, February 18, 2012, and on February 19, 2012
appointed him VICAR GENERAL FOR CROATIA.
● DOCTORATE
OF THEOLOGICAL SCIENCE he
receive from the Protestant Theological Faculty in Novi Sad on February 13,
2011, after public defending of doctoral dissertation: Gratia
sanans medicinalis in the Ecumenical Eucharist - ex opere operato, with
the highest success Summa Cum Laude. He publishing part
of doctoral dissertation (Excerpta ex dissertatione ad Doctoratum) as
a book entitled The Restoration of the Ecumenical Eucharist. Based
on the positive opinion of the Doctoral Committee, the doctorate was valorized
by the Evangelical Theological Faculty in Osijek, on November 21, 2013.
● At
the SYOND OF THE OLD CATHOLIC CHURCH IN SLOVAKIA held on July
1, 2012 in Nitra, the Old Catholic Archbishop Msgr. Dr. Augustin Bačinský proposes him as an Auxiliary
Bishop for Croatia and the Balkan region with the aim of restoring
authentic Old Catholicism in that area, on that Synod he is lawful elected
for AUXILIARY BISHOP for Croatia and the Balkan region.
● He received EPISCOPAL CONSECRATION in
Rab (Croatia), in the area of the Basilica of St. John the Evangelist, on
September 22, 2012, in the atmosphere of public media lynching of the Roman
Catholic Ordinariate of the Diocese of Krk (see, among other: Press
release of the Ordinariate of the Diocese of Krk: On
the alleged ordination of Mr. Leonard Beg as an Old Catholic Bishop,
dated September 14, 2012,), and
which is characterized as a public act of persecution for the old (authentic)
faith of the first millennium, and thus an indicator of martyrdom for the
faith. At the same time, the Press Release of Roman Catholic Diocese of
Krk (as well as the accompanying Roman Catholic parish leaflets, sermons, etc.)
was in direct conflict with Articles 130 and 325 of the Criminal low of the
Republic of Croatia. Despite all the inconveniences, the Old Catholic
bishops came to Rab, to carry out the consecration lawfully elected bishop
under Old Catholic Canon law.
Because of the language barrier, the Episcopal Consecration was presided over as
a representative and in the name of the present Patriarch Antonio Jose
da Costa Raposo in Croatian language by Msgr. Ante Nikolić,
Bishop of the Croatian Catholic Church of the Body of Christ in
Canada. Assisted Consecrators was: Patriarch Antonio Jose da Costa
Raposo, Archbishop of the Old Catholic Apostolic Church of Portugal, Msgr.
Dr. Augustin Bačinský, Archbishop of the Old Catholic Church in Slovakia
and Metropolitan of the Church Region of St. Method, and Msgr. HansJörg
Peters, Bishop of the Old Catholic Vicariate of Austria. By decre he continues
to lead GENERAL VICARIATE FOR CROATIA as Auxiliary Bishop from September
22, 2012.
● From
March 21, 2013, by the decree of Msgr. Dr. Augustin Bačinský, the Old Catholic
General Vicariate for Croatia and the region gets autonomy and he became ORDINARY
BISHOP (ordinarius). The Old Catholic General Vicariate for Croatia
and the Region was canonically abolished on July 8, 2019, when the Ancient Old
Church in the Republic of Croatia was formed in its place, as part of
Autocephal Church Region of St. Christopher.
● On May 4, 2012, as a representative of the Archbishop
Msgr. Dr. Augustin Bačinsky he accept the statement of the OLD CATHOLIC
CHURCH OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA by which they wish to be under our
ecclesiastical jurisdiction on the St. Christopher Region area.
● On August 13, 2015, he founded the ORTHODOX-OLD
CATHOLIC GENERAL VICARIATE for Serbia.
● For
success in the pastoral field Archbishop Metropolitan Msgr. Dr. Augustin
Bačinský assigns him with TITLE OF ARCHBISHOP on December 1,
2016.
● On July 28, 2017, he restored the SLOVENIAN OLD
CATHOLIC CHURCH and founded parishes.
● He become an ASSISTANT
PROFFESOR at the Protestant Theological College ‘'Michael Starin’’ in
Osijek since January 28, 2015.
● At the World Council of National Catholic Churches
(WCNCC) held on September 16, 2017 in Nitra (Slovakia), Patriarch Augustin
Bačinsky appointed him METROPOLITAN OF THE OLD CATHOLIC REGION OF
ST. CHRISTOPHER, and entrusted him the service of GENERAL SECRETARY of
World Council of National Catholic Churches.
● He is EXTRAORDINARY PROFFESOR at
the (Old)Catholic Theological Seminary (Rab-Rijeka), from January 31, 2019.
● FULL
PROFESSOR from September 4, 2020. In the same
(Old)Catholic Seminary.
● MAGNUS
CANCELLARIUS – Grand Chancellor of (Old)Catholic
Theological Seminary from January 10, 2020.
● On July 8, 2019, he founded the Ancient Catholic Church (ECCLESIA
ANTIQUA CATHOLICA) in the Republic of Croatia, which he headed as a Prime
Bishop.
● After
passed away the Patriarch Augustin Bačinský (+ blessed memory) by function of
General Secretary he will be on the head of World Council of National Catholic
Churches until election of a new Patriarch.
Mons. LEONARDO BEG rođen je u Rabu (Hrvatska), 4. 3. 1976.
● Kao RIMOKATOLIČKI BOGOSLOV krčke
biskupije, živi i studira na Katoličkoj bogosloviji, danas zvanoj Ivan
Pavao II, u Rijeci. U akademskoj godini 1999/2000 je na funkciji
bogoslovskog duktora.
● ĐAKONSKO ređenje primio je po rukama rimokatoličkog biskupa
krčkog mons. Valtera Župana, 4. 11. 2001. u crkvi sv. Katarine u
Novalji na Pagu. Kao đakon služio je u gradu Cresu vrlo kratko, smatrajući da je obvezni celibat suprotan autentičnom evanđeoskom odnosno apostolskom načinu života Stare Crkve prvog
milenija tj. Crkve kakva je bila do Drugog lateranskog sabora 1139.
godine. Zbog toga traži od pape Ivana Pavla II. svođenje na laički stalež, kojeg
dobija 2004. godine.
● Studij filozofije i
teologije završio je
na Rimokatoličkom bogoslovnom fakultetu u Zagrebu - Teologija u Rijeci (Dipl.
theol. - MAGISTAR TEOLOGIJE) 16. 10. 2002.
● Zanimajući se za sociologiju religije u periodu 2003/2004. pohađa postdiplomska
predavanja na Filozofskom fakultetu u Zagrebu.
● Hrvatskoj
starokatoličkoj crkvi,
članici Utrechtske unije, pridružuje se 2009., te biva zaređen za SVEĆENIKA 18.
10. 2010. u crkvi sv. Križa u Zagrebu, po rukama biskupa Austrijske
starokatoličke crkve mons. Bernharda Heitza.
Naknadno uočivši Utrechtsku praksu blagoslova
istospolnih parova i ređenja žena u svete redove (nasuprot Bibliji i
dvomilenijskoj tradiciji Katoličke crkve) traži oštro distanciranje od toga,
ali bez uspjeha. Zbog toga je zamolio inkardinaciju pod ispravni
Starokatolicizam Slovačke starokatoličke crkve, te ga mons.
dr. Augustin Bačinský
inkardinira 18. 2. 2012.
godine a 19. 2. 2012. godine imenuje ga GENERALNIM VIKAROM ZA
HRVATSKU.
● DOKTORAT
TEOLOŠKIH ZNANOSTI stekao je 13. 2. 2011. na
Protestantskom teološkom fakultetu u Novom Sadu, s najvišim uspjehom Summa
Cum Laude, javnom obranom doktorske disertacije: Gratia
sanans medicinalis u ekumenskoj euharistiji - ex opere operato. Dio
doktorske teze objavljen je (Excerpta ex dissertatione ad Doctoratum)
kao knjiga naziva Sanator ekumenske euharistije. Na temelju
pozitivnog mišljenja komisije za doktorat, Evanđeoski teološki fakultet u
Osijeku valorizirao je doktorat 21. 11. 2013.
● Na SINODU SLOVAČKE
STAROKATOLIČKE CRKVE održanom
1. 7. 2012. u Nitri (Slovačka), starokatolički nadbiskup mons. dr. Augustin
Bačinský predložio ga je za
pomoćnog biskupa za Hrvatsku i za cijelu Balkansku regiju s ciljem obnavljanja
autentičnog starokatolicizma na tim područjima. Na tom Sinodu zakonito je
izabran za POMOĆNOG BISKUPA za Hrvatsku i za cijelu Balkansku
regiju.
● BISKUPSKU POSVETU primio
je u Rabu, na području bazilike sv. Ivana Evanđeliste, 22. 9. 2012. u
ozračju medijskog linča rimokatoličkog ordinarijata krčke biskupije (vidi
između ostalog: Priopćenje za javnost Ordinarijata krčke biskupije:
O navodnom ređenju gospodina Leonarda Bega za starokatoličkog biskupa, od
14. 9. 2012.) a što je okarakterizirano kao javni čin progona zbog Stare
(autentične) vjere prvog milenija, a time i pokazatelj mučeništva zbog vjere.
Ujedno Priopćenje krčkog ordinarijata (kao i popratni rimokatolički župni
letci, propovjedi i slično) direktno su kršili Kazneni zakon Republike
Hrvatske, osobito članke 130 i 325. Bez obzira na sve neugodnosti,
starokatolički su biskupi došli u Rab izvršiti ređenje zakonito izabranog
biskupa po kanonskom pravu Starokatoličke crkve.
Zbog jezične barijere biskupsko ređenje je kao
predstavnik i u ime prisutnoga patrijarha Antonija Jose da Costa Raposa
predvodio na hrvatskom jeziku mons. Ante Nikolić, biskup Hrvatske
katoličke crkve Tijela Kristova u Kanadi. Suzareditelji su bili: patrijarh
Antonio Jose da Costa Raposo, nadbiskup Starokatoličke Apostolske crkve
Portugala, mons. dr. Augustin Bačinsky, nadbiskup Slovačke
starokatoličke crkve i metropolita crkvene regije sv. Metoda, te mons. HansJörg
Peters, biskup Starokatoličkog generalnog vikarijata Austrije. Kao
starokatolički pomoćni biskup nastavlja voditi Starokatolički generalni
vikarijat za Hrvatsku i za cijeli Balkan od 22. 9. 2012.
● Od 21. 3. 2013. dekretom mons dr. Augustina
Bačinskog, Starokatolički generalni vikarijat za Hrvatsku i za cijeli Balkan
dobija autonomiju a dotadašnji pomoćni biskup mons. Leonardo Beg postaje BISKUP
ORDINARIJ. Starokatolički generalni vikarijat je kanonski ukinut 8. 6.
2019. kada je utemeljena Katolička Stara Crkva kao dio regije sv.
Kristofora.
● Dana 4. 5. 2012. kao predstavnik nadbiskupa mons. dr.
Augistina Bačinskog, prihvaća izjavu STAROKATOLIČKE CRKVE BOSNE I
HERCEGOVINE kojom ta Crkva želi biti pod našom crkvenom jurisdikcijom
na području regije sv. Kristofora.
● 13. 8. 2015. biskup Leonardo Beg dekretom utemeljuje PRAVOSLAVNO-STAROKATOLIČKI
GENERALNI VIKARIJAT za Srbiju.
● Zbog uspjeha na pastoralnom području nadbiskup
metropolita mons. dr. Augustin Bačinský uzdiže ga na TITUL NADBISKUPA,
1. 12. 2016.
● Dana 28. 7. 2017. mons. Leonardo Beg obnavlja SLOVENSKU
STAROKATOLIČKU CRKVU i naknadno utemeljuje župe.
● DOCENTURU na Protestantskom teološkom učilištu ''Mihael Starin'' u
Osijeku dobija 28. 1. 2015.
● Na Svjetskom saboru
narodnih katoličkih crkava (World
Council of National Catholic Churches - WCNCC) održanom 16. 9. 2017. u Nitri
(Slovačka) patrijarh Augustin Bačinsky uzdiže ga na rang METROPOLITE STAROKATOLIČKE
REGIJE SV. KRISTOFORA i povjerava mu službu GENERALNOG TAJNIKA Svjetskog
sabora narodnih katoličkih crkava.
● IZVANREDNI
PROFESOR na Katoličkoj Bogosloviji Katoličke Stare
Crkve (Rab-Rijeka) je od 31. 1. 2019.
● REDOVNI
PROFESOR na Katoličkoj
bogosloviji Katoličke Stare Crkve (Rab-Rijeka) je od 4. 9. 2020.
● VELIKI KANCELAR –
Magnus Cancellarius Katoličke bogoslovije
Katoličke Stare Crkve je od 10. 1. 2020.
● Dana 8. 7. 2019. utemeljio je Katoličku Staru
Crkvu (ECCLESIA ANTIQUA CATHOLICA) u Republici Hrvatskoj kojoj
predsjeda kao biskup primas.
● Nakon preminuća blažene uspomene Patrijarha Augustina
Bačinskog, po funkciji Generalnog tajnika koju obnaša, je na čelu Svjetskog
sabora narodnih katoličkih crkava do izbora novog patrijarha.
ARCHBISHOP'S CURIA - NADBISKUPSKA KURIJA
E-mail - Curial Consultors - kurijalni konzultori: generalni.vikarijat@gmail.com
- Archbishop Metropolitan - nadbiskup metropolita: biskup.leonardo@gmail.com
- Secretary of Archbishop - tajnik nadbiskupa: tajnik.ordinarijat@gmail.com
ARCHBISHOP'S CURIA - NADBISKUPSKA KURIJA
E-mail - Curial Consultors - kurijalni konzultori: generalni.vikarijat@gmail.com
- Secretary of Archbishop - tajnik nadbiskupa: tajnik.ordinarijat@gmail.com
