Mikuláš Tóth (bishop)
| Mikuláš Tóth | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Prešov | |
| File:NicolasToth.jpg | |
| Church | Slovak Greek Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Eparchy of Prešov |
| In office | 3 April 1876 – 21 May 1882 |
| Predecessor | Jozef Gaganec |
| Successor | Ján Vályi |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 18 December 1857 by Vasyl Popovych |
| Consecration | 21 May 1876 by Ivan Pasteliy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 August 1833 Mukacheve, Kingdom of Hungary, Austrian Empire |
| Died | 21 May 1882 (aged 48) Prešov, Kingdom of Hungary, Transleithania, Austria-Hungary |
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
- Back to citation "Bishop Mikuláš Tóth". catholic-hierarchy.org. 2016-05-13.