Dionisije Njaradi

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Dionisije Njaradi, Gk Bishop of Križevci (1920–1940) Apostolic Administrator of Prešov (1920–1927)

Dionisije Njaradi (born October 10, 1874 in Rusky Kerestur , Austria-Hungary , today Batschka , Serbia ; † April 14, 1940 in Križevci , Yugoslavia , today Croatia ) was bishop of the Greek Catholic diocese of Križevci .

Life

Dionisije Njaradi was ordained a priest on January 1, 1899 . On December 5, 1914 he was appointed auxiliary bishop in the Greek Catholic diocese of Križevci, at the same time he was appointed titular bishop of Abila in Palestine . The episcopal ordination took place on January 9, 1915. Dionisije Njaradi was appointed Bishop of Križevci on May 1, 1920. Bishop Njaradi was also appointed apostolic administrator of the Greek Catholic eparchy Prešov in Slovakia on October 27, 1922 , whereupon he resigned in February 1927.

At the age of 65, Bishop Dionisije Njaradi died on April 14, 1940 in the Križevci diocese.

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predecessor Office successor
Julije Drohobeczky Bishop of Križevci
1920–1940
Janko Simrak