Joakim Segedi (27 October 1904 – 20 March 2004) was a Ruthenian and Croatian Greek Catholic hierarch. He was auxiliary bishop as Titular Bishop of Gypsaria from 1963 to 1984 of the Eastern Catholic

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. In 17 March 2004, three days before his death, was elevated in rank of the titular archbishop with the same titular see of Gypsaria.

Biography

Born in

Ruski Krstur Ruski Krstur (; ) is a village in Vojvodina, Serbia. It is located in the municipality of Kula, West Bačka District. The village has a Rusyn ethnic majority. Its population numbered 3,846 in the 2022 census. Ruski Krstur is the cultural centre ...

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(present day –

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) in 1904, he was

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on 4 September 1927 by Bishop

Dionisije Njaradi Dionisije Njaradi (10 October 1874 – 14 April 1940) was a Yugoslavian Byzantine Church of Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro, Greek Catholic hierarch of Pannonian Rusyns, Rusyn origin. He was auxiliary bishop (as titular Bishop of Abila Lysaniae) an ...

for the

. Fr. Segedi was the spiritual director of the Greek Catholic Seminary in Zagreb from 1930 to 1936 and the Bishop's personal assistant from 1936 to 1940. He was appointed by the

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an Auxiliary Bishop on 24 February 1963. 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 28 July 1963. The principal

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was Metropolitan Yosyf Slipyi, and the principal co-consecrator were Archbishop

Gabrijel Bukatko Gabrijel Bukatko (27 January 1913 – 19 October 1981) was a Serbian Roman Catholic prelate and Croatian Greek Catholic hierarch. He was an Apostolic Administrator and Eparchial Bishop from 1950 to 1981 of the Eastern Catholic Eparchy of Križevci ...

and Bishop Augustine Hornyak in

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. Bishop Segedi retired as auxiliary bishop on 27 October 1984 in age 80. He participated in the

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as a Council Father in 1960th. He died in

Križevci Križevci (; ; ; ) is a town in northern Croatia with a total population of 21,122 and with 11,231 in the town itself (2011), It is the oldest town in its county, the Koprivnica-Križevci County. History The first mention of "Upper Križeva ...

on 20 March 2004.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Segedi, Joakim 1904 births 2004 deaths 20th-century Eastern Catholic bishops 21st-century Eastern Catholic bishops Croatian Eastern Catholics Bishops of the Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church Greek Catholic Church of Croatia and Serbia Participants in the Second Vatican Council