Background
Nagy, Gyula was born on September 22, 1918 in Pelsõc, Gömör, Hungary. Son of Sandor Nagy and Vilma Benkõ.
Nagy, Gyula was born on September 22, 1918 in Pelsõc, Gömör, Hungary. Son of Sandor Nagy and Vilma Benkõ.
Graduate, Lutheran Theological Faculty, Hungary, 1940. Graduate, University Berlin, 1943. Doctor of Philosophy, Artium Magister, Berlin, 1943.
Doctor of Theology, Hungary, 1946. Doctor of Theology honoris causa, Debrecen, Hungary, 1988.
Vicar, Lutheran Church, Sopron, Gyõr, and Pécs, Hungary, 1944-1950;
director Diaconesses' Center, Lutheran Church, Gyõr, 1950;
professor systematic theology and philosophy, Lutheran Theological Faculty, Budapest, Hungary, 1950-1982;
bishop Northern Diocese,, Evangelical Lutheran Church Hungary, Budapest, 1982-1990;
presiding bishop, Evangelical Lutheran Church Hungary, Budapest, 1987-1990;
bishop emeritus, Evangelical Lutheran Church Hungary, since 1990. Member church and society committee World Council Churches, 1968-1975, member faith and order committee, 1975-1983, member central committee, since 1983. Secretary for higher theological education Lutheran World Federation, Geneva, 1971-1975.
Director theological department Conference European Churches, Geneva, 1975-1980.
Member of Executive Committee United Nations Organisation Hungary, Budapest, since 1982. Member Hungarian Parliament, 1987-1990, member foreign affairs committee, 1987-1990, member constitutional committee,1989-1990.
Married Margit Schmidtbauer, April 27, 1947. Children: Gábor, Gyula, Éva Margit.