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István Miklósy

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István Miklósy
Eparch of Hajdúdorog
ChurchHungarian Greek Catholic Church
DioceseEparchy of Hajdúdorog
In office23 June 1913 – 29 October 1937
PredecessorEparchy erected
SuccessorMiklós Dudás
Orders
Ordination17 April 1884
by Ivan Pasteliy
Consecration5 October 1913
by Julije Drohobeczky
Personal details
Born(1857-08-22)22 August 1857
Died29 October 1937(1937-10-29) (aged 80)

István Miklósy (22 August 1857 – 29 October 1937) was a Hungarian Greek Catholic hierarch. He was the first eparchial bishop of the Hungarian Greek Catholic Eparchy of Hajdúdorog from 1913 to 1937.

Born in Rakovec nad Ondavou, Austria-Hungary (present day – Slovakia) in 1857, he was ordained a priest on 17 April 1884, appointed the Bishop by the Holy See on 23 June 1913. He was consecrated to the Episcopate on 5 October 1913. The principal consecrator was Bishop Julije Drohobeczky, and the principal co-consecrators were Bishop Augustín Fischer-Colbrie and Bishop József Lányi de Késmark.[1]

He died in Nyíregyháza on 29 October 1937.

References

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  1. ^ "Bishop István Miklósy". catholic-hierarchy.org. 2016-04-25.[self-published source]