Eduard Kojnok (14 August 1933 in Veľká Suchá – 27 October 2011 in

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) was the

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bishop of the

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. Ordained to the priesthood in 1956, Kojnok became bishop of the Rožňava Diocese in 1990; he retired in 2008.Eduard Kojnok profile
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