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Imre Timkó

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Imre Timkó
Eparch of Hajdúdorog
Church Hungarian Greek Catholic Church
Diocese Eparchy of Hajdúdorog
In office 7 January 1975 – 30 March 1988
Predecessor Miklós Dudás
Successor Szilárd Keresztes
Other post Apostolic Administrator of Miskolc (1975-1988)
Orders
Ordination 8 December 1945
by Miklós Dudás
Consecration 8 February 1975
by Joakim Segedi
Personal details
Born 13 August 1920
Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary
Died 30 March 1988 (aged 67)
Nyíregyháza, Szabolcs–Szatmár County, Hungarian People's Republic

Imre Timkó (13 August 1920 – 30 March 1988) was a Hungarian Greek Catholic hierarch. He was bishop of the Hungarian Greek Catholic Eparchy of Hajdúdorog from 1972 to 1988 and Apostolic Administrator of Apostolic Exarchate of Miskolc from 1972 to 1988.

Born in Budapest, Hungary in 1920, he was ordained a priest on 8 December 1945. He was appointed the Bishop by the Holy See on 7 January 1975. He was consecrated to the Episcopate on 8 February 1975. The principal consecrator was Bishop Joakim Segedi, and the principal co-consecrators were Archbishop József Ijjas and Archbishop József Bánk.[1]

He died in Nyíregyháza on 30 March 1988.

References

  1. Back to citation "Bishop Imre Timkó". catholic-hierarchy.org. 2016-04-25.