Gregor Tarkovič

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Bishop of Prešov
Native name
Таркович Григорій
ChurchSlovak Greek Catholic Church
DioceseEparchy of Prešov
In office2 October 1818 – 16 January 1841
PredecessorPosition established
SuccessorJozef Gaganec
Orders
Ordination1 January 1779
by Andriy Bachynskyi
Consecration17 June 1821
by Oleksiy Povchiy
Personal details
Born(1754-11-19)19 November 1754
Died16 January 1841(1841-01-16) (aged 86)
Prešov, Kingdom of Hungary, Austrian Empire

Gregor Tarkovič (Ukrainian: Григорій Таркович; 19 November 1754 – 16 January 1841) was a Slovak Greek Catholic hierarch. He was the first bishop of the new created Slovak Catholic Eparchy of Prešov from 1818 to 1841.

Born in Pasika, Kingdom of Hungary (present day – Ukraine) in the Ruthenian family in 1754, he was ordained a priest on 1 January 1779 for the Ruthenian Catholic Eparchy of Mukacheve. He was confirmed as the first Bishop of the new created Eparchy by the Holy See on 2 October 1818. He was consecrated to the Episcopate on 17 June 1821. The principal consecrator was Bishop Oleksiy Povchiy.[1]

He died in Prešov on 16 January 1841.

References

  1. ^ "Bishop Gregor Tarkovic (Tárkovits)". catholic-hierarchy.org. 2016-05-13.