Antal Papp (17 November 1867 – 24 December 1945) was a Ruthenian and Hungarian Greek Catholic hierarch. He was bishop of the

Ruthenian Catholic Eparchy of Mukacheve The Greek Catholic Eparchy of Mukachevo is an eparchy of the Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church that was erected by Pope Clement XIV in 1771. The geographic remit of the eparchy includes the south-western parts of Ukraine that are roughly within Zak ...

from 1912 to 1924, Apostolic Administrator of the new created Hungarian Greek Catholic Eparchy of Hajdúdorog from 1912 to 1913 and Apostolic Administrator of

Apostolic Exarchate of Miskolc The Eparchy of Miskolc (Latin ''Dioecesis Miskolcensis'') is an eparchy (diocese) of the Hungarian Greek Catholic Church which is a particular church ''sui iuris'' of the Catholic Church. It uses the Byzantine Rite in the Hungarian language in it ...

from 1924 to 1945 as titular archbishop of

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. Born in

Nagykálló Nagykálló () is a small town in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary. Before World War II it belonged to Szabolcs (county), Szabolcs county. Location from county seat Nyíregyháza. History Nag ...

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in 1867, he was

ordained Ordination is the process by which individuals are Consecration in Christianity, consecrated, that is, set apart and elevated from the laity class to the clergy, who are thus then authorized (usually by the religious denomination, denominationa ...

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on 24 December 1893. He was appointed the Bishop by the

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on 29 April 1912. He was

consecrated Sacred describes something that is dedicated or set apart for the service or worship of a deity; is considered worthy of spiritual respect or devotion; or inspires awe or reverence among believers. The property is often ascribed to objects (a ...

to the

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on 14 October 1912. The principal

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was Bishop

Julije Drohobeczky Julije Drohobeczky (; 5 November 1853 – 11 February 1934) was a Ruthenian and Byzantine Church of Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro, Croatian Greek Catholic hierarch. He was the bishop from 1891 to 1917 (in fact – until 1914) of the Eastern Catholi ...

, and the principal co-consecrators were Bishop

József Lányi de Késmark József () is a Hungarian masculine given name. It is the Hungarian name equivalent to Joseph. Notable people bearing this name include: * József Bihari (1901–1981), Hungarian actor * József Bihari (1908–1997), Hungarian linguist * Jó ...

and Bishop Győző Horváth. Bishop Papp was elevated as titular archbishop of

on 14 July 1924. He died in

Miskolc Miskolc ( , ; ; Czech language, Czech and ; ; ; ) is a city in northeastern Hungary, known for its heavy industry. With a population of 161,265 as of 1 January 2014, Miskolc is the List of cities and towns in Hungary#Largest cities in Hungary, ...

on 24 December 1945.

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1867 births 1945 deaths 20th-century Eastern Catholic bishops Hungarian Eastern Catholics Bishops of the Hungarian Greek Catholic Church People from Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County Bishops of the Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church {{RuthenianCatholic-bishop-stub