Mikuláš Tóth (bishop)

Mikuláš Tóth
Bishop of Prešov
ChurchSlovak Greek Catholic Church
DioceseEparchy of Prešov
In office3 April 1876 – 21 May 1882
PredecessorJozef Gaganec
SuccessorJán Vályi
Orders
Ordination18 December 1857
by Vasyl Popovych
Consecration21 May 1876
by Ivan Pasteliy
Personal details
Born(1833-08-10)10 August 1833
Died21 May 1882(1882-05-21) (aged 48)

Mikuláš Tóth (Ukrainian: Микола Товт; 10 August 1833 – 21 May 1882) was a Slovak Greek Catholic hierarch. He was the bishop of Slovak Catholic Eparchy of Prešov from 1876 to 1882.

Born in Mukacheve, Austrian Empire (present day – Ukraine) in the Ruthenian family in 1833, he was ordained a priest on 18 December 1857 for the Ruthenian Catholic Eparchy of Mukacheve. He was appointed as the Bishop of Eparchy by the Holy See on 3 April 1876. He was consecrated to the Episcopate on 21 May 1876. The principal consecrator was Bishop Ivan Pasteliy, and the principal co-consecrator was Bishop Juraj Čásky.[1]

He died unexpected in Prešov on 21 May 1882.

References

  1. ^ "Bishop Mikuláš Tóth". catholic-hierarchy.org. 2016-05-13.