Gregor Tarkovič
Gregor Tarkovič (; 19 November 1754 – 16 January 1841) was a Slovak Greek Catholic hierarch. He was the first bishop of the new created Slovak Catholic Eparchy of Prešov from 1818 to 1841.Born in Pasika, Kingdom of Hungary (present day – Ukraine) in the Ruthenian family in 1754, he was ordained a priest on 1 January 1779 for the Ruthenian Catholic Eparchy of Mukacheve. He was confirmed as the first Bishop of the new created Eparchy by the Holy See on 2 October 1818. He was consecrated to the Episcopate on 17 June 1821. The principal consecrator was Bishop Oleksiy Povchiy.
He died in Prešov on 16 January 1841. Provided by Wikipedia
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1Personálne heslo Tarkovič, Gregor 1754-1841
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