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Imre Timkó

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Imre Timkó (13 August 1920 – 30 March 1988) was a Hungarian Greek Catholic hierarch. He was bishop of the Hungarian Greek Catholic Eparchy of Hajdúdorog from 1972 to 1988 and Apostolic Administrator of Apostolic Exarchate of Miskolc from 1972 to 1988.

Born in Budapest, Hungary in 1920, he was ordained a priest on 8 December 1945. He was appointed the Bishop by the Holy See on 7 January 1975. He was consecrated to the Episcopate on 8 February 1975. The principal consecrator was Bishop Joakim Segedi, and the principal co-consecrators were Archbishop József Ijjas and Archbishop József Bánk.

He died in Nyíregyháza on 30 March 1988.

References

  1. "Bishop Imre Timkó". catholic-hierarchy.org. 2016-04-25.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded byMiklós Dudás Hungarian Catholic Bishop of Hajdúdorog
1972–1988
Succeeded bySzilárd Keresztes
Apostolic Exarchate of Miskolc
1972–1988 (as Apostolic Administrator)


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