Eparchy / Archeparchy Prešov
No.
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bishop
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from
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to
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description
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presentation
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coat of arms
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01
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Gregor Tarkovič
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1818
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1841
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* November 20, 1754 in Pasika ( Ukraine ), ordained a priest on January 1, 1779 in Mukacheve ( Ruthenia ), appointed Bishop of Prešov on September 26, 1818, ordained bishop on June 17, 1821, † January 16, 1841
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02
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Jozef Gaganecz
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1842
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1875
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* April 10, 1793 in Bardejov ( Eastern Slovakia ), ordained a priest in Mukacheve (Ruthenia) on March 8, 1817, appointed Bishop of Prešov on August 2, 1842, ordained bishop on June 25, 1843, † December 22, 1875
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03
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Mikuláš Tóth
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1876
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1882
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* August 10, 1833 in Mukacheve (Ukraine), ordained a priest on December 18, 1857, appointed Bishop of Prešov on April 3, 1876, ordained bishop on May 21, 1876, † May 21, 1882
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04
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Ján Vályi
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1882
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1911
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* September 22, 1837 in Ó-Vencsellő ( Hungary ), ordained a priest on October 26, 1865, appointed Bishop of Prešov on October 11, 1882, ordained bishop on May 20, 1883, † November 19, 1911
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05
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Stefan Novák
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1913
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1918
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* December 4, 1879 in Ubľa (Eastern Slovakia), ordained a priest on January 9, 1905, appointed Bishop of Prešov in 1913, ordained bishop on January 11, 1914, retired on October 1, 1918, † September 2, 1932
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Dionisije Njaradi
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1922
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1927
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* October 10, 1874 in Ruski Krstur ( Serbia ), ordained a priest on January 1, 1899, appointed auxiliary bishop in Križevci on December 5, 1924 and at the same time titular bishop of Abila in Palestine , ordained bishop on January 9, 1915, on May 1, 1920 Bishop of Križevci, from October 27, 1922 also Apostolic Administrator of Prešov, resigned in February 1927, † April 14, 1940
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06
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Pavol Peter Gojdič , OSBM
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1926 1940
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1960
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* July 17, 1888 in Ruské Pekľany , ordained a priest on August 27, 1911, entered the Order on January 27, 1923, appointed Apostolic Administrator of Prešov on September 14, 1926 , Titular Bishop of Harpasa on March 7, 1927 , consecrated bishop on March 25, 1927, appointed bishop of Prešov on April 11, 1940, † July 17, 1960 and beatified by Pope John Paul II on November 4, 2001 .
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07
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Ján Hirka
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1989
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2002
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* November 16, 1923 in Abranovce , ordained a priest on July 31, 1949, appointed Apostolic Administrator of Prešov on April 2, 1969, appointed Bishop of Prešov on December 21, 1989, ordained bishop on February 17, 1990, retired on December 11, 2002
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08
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Ján Babjak , SJ
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2002
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* October 28, 1953 in Hažín nad Cirochou , ordained a priest on June 11, 1978, joined the Society of Jesus on June 18, 1987, appointed Bishop of Prešov on December 11, 2002, ordained bishop on January 18, 2003 with the elevation of the eparchy Prešov to the archparchy on January 30th, 2008 now since February 17th, 2008 Archbishop, and as Metropolitan First Hierarch of the Slovak Catholic Church.
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No.
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Auxiliary bishop
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from
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to
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description
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presentation
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coat of arms
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01
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Vasiľ Hopko
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1946
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1976
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* April 21, 1904 in Hrabské , ordained a priest on February 3, 1929, appointed auxiliary bishop in Prešov on November 9, 1946 and at the same time titular bishop of Midila , ordained bishop on May 11, 1947, † July 23, 1976 and on Beatified by Pope John Paul II on September 14, 2003 .
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02
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Milan Chautur , CSsR
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1992
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1997
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* 04 September 1957 in Snina , ordained on 14 June 1981 for the priest, on 11 January 1992 on the auxiliary bishop in Prešov and at the same titular bishop of cresima appointed, ordained bishop on May 11, 1947. To the Bishop of the Apostolic exarchate Košice was he was appointed on January 27, 1997.
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03
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Milan Lach , SJ
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2013
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2017
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* November 18, 1973 in Kežmarok , ordained a priest on July 1, 2001, appointed auxiliary bishop in Prešov on April 19, 2013 and at the same time titular bishop of Ostracine , ordained bishop on June 8, 2013. Apostolic administrator of the vacant Eparchy of Parma of the Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church in the United States, he was appointed on June 24, 2017. On June 1, 2018, he was appointed bishop of the Parma Eparchy .
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