János Scheffler
János Scheffler (29 October 1887 – 6 December 1952) was a Hungarian-born Roman Catholic prelate who served as the bishop of two dioceses before acting as the Bishop of Oradea Mare. He was imprisoned due to opposing the Communist government policies and was killed while imprisoned. He had been noted during his episcopate for his attentiveness to vocations and for the defense of the faith from those forces that sought to disrupt it such as communism.
His beatification took place in 2011.
Patron saint of Immigration; Immigrants; Persecution of Christians; Persecuted Christians; Diocese of Satu Mare; Diocese of Oradea Mare
In the Martyrology
- March 25 Blessed János Scheffler, bishop and martyr