Petro Gebey
| Petro Gebey | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Mukachevo | |
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| Native name | Петро Гебей |
| Church | Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Eparchy of Mukachevo |
| In office | 16 July 1924 – 26 April 1931 |
| Predecessor | Antal Papp |
| Successor | Oleksandr Stoyka |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 13 October 1889 by Ivan Pasteliy |
| Consecration | 3 August 1924 by Dionisije Njaradi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 July 1864 Kal'nyk, Kingdom of Hungary, Austrian Empire |
| Died | 26 April 1931 (aged 66) Uzhhorod, Czechoslovakia |
Petro Gebey (Ukrainian: Петро Ґебей, Hungarian: Gebé Péter; 20 July 1864 – 26 April 1931) was a Ruthenian Greek Catholic hierarch. He was bishop of the Ruthenian Catholic Eparchy of Mukacheve from 1924 to 1931.
Biography
Born in Kalnyk, Austrian Empire (present day – Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine) in 1864, he was ordained a priest on 13 October 1889. He was appointed the Bishop by the Holy See on 16 July 1924. He was consecrated to the Episcopate on 3 August 1924. The principal consecrator was Bishop Dionizije Njaradi, and the principal co-consecrators were Blessed Bishop Josaphat Kotsylovsky and Bishop Karol Józef Fischer.[1]
He died in Uzhhorod on 26 April 1931.
See also
References
- Back to citation "Bishop Petro Gebey". catholic-hierarchy.org. 2016-04-25.