Alojz Tkáč
Alojz Tkáč (born March 2, 1934 in Ohradzany , Okres Humenné , Slovakia ) is retired Archbishop of Košice .
Life
Alojz Tkáč was ordained a priest on June 25, 1961 and was incardinated in the clergy of the Košice diocese .
Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Košice on February 14, 1990. The episcopal ordination donated him to the Cardinal Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples , Cardinal Jozef Tomko , the same year on March 17; Co- consecrators were Ján Sokol , Archbishop of Trnava , and Ján Chryzostom Korec SJ , Bishop of Nitra .
With the elevation to the archbishopric on March 31, 1995 he was appointed Archbishop of Košice. On June 4, 2010, Pope Benedict XVI. his resignation.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Stefan Madarász |
Bishop of Košice 1990–1995 |
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Archbishop of Košice 1995-2010 |
Bernard Bober |
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| SURNAME | Tkáč, Alojz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Slovak clergyman, retired Archbishop of Košice |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 2, 1934 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ohradzany |