Jozef Gaganec: Difference between revisions
Add: stub notice |
He was born in Vyšný Tvarožec and this village was for centuries inhabited by Rusyns. He was for sure not a Slovak. |
||
| Line 3: | Line 3: | ||
{{Portal|Catholicism}} |
{{Portal|Catholicism}} |
||
'''Jozef Gaganec''' (25 March 1793 – 22 December 1875) was a |
'''Jozef Gaganec''' (25 March 1793 – 22 December 1875) was a Rusyn Greek Catholic hierarch. He was the bishop of [[Slovak Catholic Metropolitan Archeparchy of Prešov|Slovak Catholic Eparchy of Prešov]] from 1843 to 1875. |
||
Born in [[Vyšný Tvarožec]], [[Austrian Empire]] (present day – [[Slovakia]]) in the Ruthenian family in 1793, he was [[Holy Orders|ordained]] a [[Priesthood (Catholic Church)|priest]] on 8 March 1817 for the [[Ruthenian Catholic Eparchy of Mukacheve]]. He was confirmed as the Bishop of Eparchy by the [[Holy See]] on 30 January 1843. He was [[Consecration|consecrated]] to the [[Episcopal polity|Episcopate]] on 25 June 1843. The principal [[consecrator]] was Bishop [[Vasyl Popovych]], and the principal co-consecrators were Archbishop [[Aristaces Azarian]] and Bishop [[Johann Michael Leonhard]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=catholic-hierarchy.org|script-title=Bishop Gregor Tarkovic (Tárkovits)|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bgaganec.html|language=|date=2016-05-13}}</ref> |
Born in [[Vyšný Tvarožec]], [[Austrian Empire]] (present day – [[Slovakia]]) in the Ruthenian family in 1793, he was [[Holy Orders|ordained]] a [[Priesthood (Catholic Church)|priest]] on 8 March 1817 for the [[Ruthenian Catholic Eparchy of Mukacheve]]. He was confirmed as the Bishop of Eparchy by the [[Holy See]] on 30 January 1843. He was [[Consecration|consecrated]] to the [[Episcopal polity|Episcopate]] on 25 June 1843. The principal [[consecrator]] was Bishop [[Vasyl Popovych]], and the principal co-consecrators were Archbishop [[Aristaces Azarian]] and Bishop [[Johann Michael Leonhard]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=catholic-hierarchy.org|script-title=Bishop Gregor Tarkovic (Tárkovits)|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bgaganec.html|language=|date=2016-05-13}}</ref> |
||
Revision as of 19:05, 27 June 2017
Jozef Gaganec (25 March 1793 – 22 December 1875) was a Rusyn Greek Catholic hierarch. He was the bishop of Slovak Catholic Eparchy of Prešov from 1843 to 1875.
Born in Vyšný Tvarožec, Austrian Empire (present day – Slovakia) in the Ruthenian family in 1793, he was ordained a priest on 8 March 1817 for the Ruthenian Catholic Eparchy of Mukacheve. He was confirmed as the Bishop of Eparchy by the Holy See on 30 January 1843. He was consecrated to the Episcopate on 25 June 1843. The principal consecrator was Bishop Vasyl Popovych, and the principal co-consecrators were Archbishop Aristaces Azarian and Bishop Johann Michael Leonhard.[1]
He died in Prešov on 22 December 1875.
References
- ^ Bishop Gregor Tarkovic (Tárkovits). catholic-hierarchy.org. 2016-05-13.
{{cite web}}: Invalid|script-title=: missing prefix (help)
 | This Catholic Church–related biographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |