Mikuláš Tóth (bishop)
Bishop Mikuláš Tóth
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
- ↑ Bishop Mikuláš Tóth. catholic-hierarchy.org. 2016-05-13.
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| Preceded by Jozef Gaganec |
Slovak Catholic Eparchy of Prešov 1876–1882 |
Succeeded by Ján Vályi |
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