Vilmos Apor
(1892–1945) Hungarian bishop
Feast: 2 April (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Vilmos Apor was born at Sighișoara, Romania, on 28 February 1892, sixth of eight children of Baron Gábor Apor and Countess Fidelia Pálffy. He was 'the parish priest of the poor', and continued that ministry as Bishop of Győr in the dark years of the war, a generous benefactor of the needy and defender of the persecuted, speaking out against injustice to minorities, especially the Jewish community.
He opened his house to about three hundred refugees. On the evening of Good Friday 1945 he was shot for defending some girls from soldiers, and died three days later.
The miracles
As a martyr, beatified without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
A bishop who gave his life defending the women of his flock.
The cause
Vilmos Apor has been beatified; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: Catholic Action saints foundation: Blessed Vilmos Apor.
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - biography: Vilmos Apor
- Wikidata Q658853 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Vilmos Apor (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 21 September 2026. Corrections welcome.