List of the bishops of Košice
Bishops
The following persons are / were bishops / archbishops of the diocese / archdiocese of Košice :
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| 01 | Andrej (André) Szabó | 1804 | 1819 | * January 11, 1738 in Alsomjek , ordained a priest on February 14, 1761 in Eger (Hungary), appointed Bishop of Košice on August 20, 1804, consecrated November 18, 1804, † September 28, 1819 |
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| 02 | Stefan Cech (István Csech) | 1821 | 1831 | * May 22, 1762 in Prešov , ordained a priest on October 1, 1786, appointed Bishop of Belgrade on September 26, 1814 , consecrated May 15, 1815, January 8, 1821 Bishop of Košice, † June 4, 1831 |
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| 03 | Imrich Palugyay | 1831 | 1839 | * October 31, 1780 in Palúdzka , ordained a priest on December 4, 1803, appointed Bishop of Košice in 1830, consecrated May 6, 1831, February 13, 1839 Bishop of Nitra , † July 27, 1858 |
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| 04 | Anton Ocskay | 1838 | 1848 | * June 5, 1795 in Boliarov , ordained a priest on August 2, 1818, appointed Bishop of Košice on May 17, 1838, consecrated August 18, 1839, † September 11, 1848 |
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| 05 | Jozef Kunszt | 1850 | 1852 | * June 28, 1790 in Zubrohlava , ordained a priest in 1813, appointed Bishop of Košice on May 20, 1850, consecrated August 25, 1850, March 15, 1852 Archbishop of Kalocsa , (Hungary), † January 15, 1866 |
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| 06 | Ignác Fábry | 1852 | 1867 | * February 28, 1792 in Sátoraljaújhely , (Hungary), ordained a priest on August 1, 1815, appointed Bishop of Košice on March 15, 1852, consecrated November 30, 1852, † June 26, 1867 |
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| 07 | Ján Perger | 1868 | 1876 | * March 5, 1819 in Čertižné , on July 20, 1842 in Eger (Hungary), ordained a priest, on March 13, 1868, appointed Bishop of Košice, consecrated on June 28, 1868, was a council father at the 1st Vatican Council (1870) , † April 5, 1876 |
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| 08 | Konštantín cobbler | 1877 | 1886 | * July 31, 1817 in Skalica , (Slovakia), ordained a priest in 1840 Piarist , appointed Bishop of Košice on July 1, 1877, consecrated September 23, 1877, 1886 Bishop of Vác , † July 23, 1899 |
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| 09 | Zigmund Bubics | 1887 | 1906 | * March 17, 1821 in Ozora , (Hungary), ordained a priest on July 2, 1844, appointed Bishop of Košice on May 30, 1887, consecrated November 20, 1887, retired October 1906, † May 22, 1907 |
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| 10 | Augustín Fischer-Colbrie | 1906 | 1925 | * October 16, 1863 in Zeliezovce , ordained a priest on March 20, 1886 in Esztergom , appointed titular Bishop of Domitiopolis and Coadjutor Bishop of Košice on December 27, 1904 , consecrated March 12, 1905, August 6, 1906 Bishop of Košice, † May 17, 1925 |
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| 11 | Stefan Madarász | 1939 | 1948 | * July 10, 1884 in Trnava , ordained a priest on January 3, 1907, appointed Bishop of Košice on July 19, 1939, ordained on August 24, 1939, † August 8, 1948 |
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| 12 | Alojz Tkáč | 1990 | 2010 | * March 2, 1934 in Ohradzany , ordained a priest on June 25, 1961, appointed Bishop of Košice on February 14, 1990, episcopal ordination on March 17, 1990, appointment as Archbishop on March 31, 1995, retired on June 4, 2010 . |
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| 13 | Bernard Bober | 2010 | from 1993 to 2010 auxiliary bishop in Košice, appointed archbishop on June 4, 2010. |
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Auxiliary bishops
The following persons are / were auxiliary bishops in the diocese / archdiocese of Košice:
| No. | bishop | from | to | description | presentation | coat of arms |
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| 01 | Jozef Cársky | 1925 | 1962 | * May 9, 1886 in Gbely , (Hungary), ordained a priest on July 26, 1909, appointed Titular Bishop of Thagora and Apostolic Administrator of Rožňava on March 30, 1925 , ordained Auxiliary Bishop on June 14, 1925, November 12, 1925 in Košice, † March 11, 1962 |
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| 02 | Bernard Bober | 1993 | 2010 | * Ordained a priest on November 3, 1950 in Zbudské Dlhé on June 8, 1974 in Košice, appointed titular bishop of Vissalsa and auxiliary bishop in Košice on December 28, 1992 , episcopal ordination on January 30, 1993; Appointed Archbishop on June 4, 2010. |
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| 03 | Stanislav Stolárik | 2004 | 2015 | * February 27, 1955 in Rožnava , ordained a priest on June 11, 1978 in Košice, appointed titular bishop of Barica and auxiliary bishop in Košice on February 26, 2004 , consecrated on March 20, 2004; Appointed Bishop of Rožňava on March 21, 2015. |
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