1986

25 March The rules for lay pastors are approved for a five-yeartrial period.
26-28 May Mother Theresa visits Budapest.
30 June László Lékai, CardinalPrimate, Archbishop of Esztergom since 1976, dies at the age of 77.László Paskai replaces him as president of theBishop's Conference. September The number of seminarists at thebeginning of the school year 1986-87: 245 secular 44 in male religiousorders, and 7 in female religious orders.
5-10 October Christian-Marxist dialogue in Budapest on "moral valuesin society".
29 October-2 November John Vaughn, superior general of the Franciscan order,visits the Hungarian province.
18 November Lajos Bárdos, an outstanding representativeof Church music, dies at the age of 88.
12 December Imre Miklós president of the State ChurchOffice again receives a private audience with john Paul II.

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