Ioan Sabo
| Ioan Sabo | |
|---|---|
| Eparch of Gherla, Armenopoli, Szamos-Ujvár | |
| File:Ioan Sabo.jpg | |
| Church | Romanian Greek Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Eparchy of Gherla, Armenopoli, Szamos-Ujvár |
| In office | 15 May 1879 – 2 May 1911 |
| Predecessor | Mihail Pavel |
| Successor | Vasile Hossu |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 4 September 1859 |
| Consecration | 3 August 1879 by Mihail Pavel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 August 1836 Esztró (south of present-day Moftin), Szatmár County, Kingdom of Hungary, Austrian Empire |
| Died | 2 May 1911 (aged 74) Szamosújvár, Szolnok-Doboka County, Transleithania, Austria-Hungary |
Ioan Sabo (16 August 1836 – 2 May 1911) was a Romanian Greek Catholic hierarch. He was bishop of the Romanian Catholic Eparchy of Gherla, Armenopoli, Szamos-Ujvár from 1879 to 1911.
Born in Istrău, today in Romania (then Esztró, Kingdom of Hungary, Austrian Empire) in 1836, he was ordained a priest on 4 September 1859. He was confirmed the Bishop by the Holy See on 15 May 1879. He was consecrated to the Episcopate on 3 August 1879. The principal consecrator was Bishop Mihail Pavel.[1]
He died in Gherla, today in Romania (then Szamosújvár, Austria-Hungary) on 2 May 1911.
References
- Back to citation "Bishop Ioan Szabó". catholic-hierarchy.org. 2016-04-30.