Bishop Meletius Kovács †

Deceased

Auxiliary Bishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad}, Romania

Titular Bishop of Tegea

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
1707¹		Born
29 Jun 1734	27.4	Ordained Priest	Priest
1736²	29.0	Converted
16 Sep 1748	41.7	Appointed	Auxiliary Bishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad}, Romania
16 Sep 1748	41.7	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Tegea
16 Sep 1748	41.7	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Tegea
11 Apr 1775	68.2	Died	Auxiliary Bishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad}, Romania

Note(s): ¹ Year Uncertain ; ² Month Uncertain

MicroData Summary
Meletius Kovács
Bishop Meletius Kovács
(born 1707, died 11 Apr 1775)
Auxiliary Bishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad}

Event Place
Birth Place Nagusta, North Macedonia

a priest for 40.7 years
a bishop for 26.5 years

Principal Consecrator:
Bishop Mihály Emánuel Olsavszky, O.S.B.M. †
Titular Bishop of Rhosus

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Bishop Mihály Emánuel Olsavszky, O.S.B.M. † (1743)
Titular Bishop of Rhosus
Bishop Ioan Inocențiu Klein (Micu), O.S.B.M. † (1730)
Bishop of Făgăraş (Romanian)
Bishop György (Hennadiy) Bizánczy (Bizantsiy) † (1716)
Titular Bishop of Sebastopolis in Armenia
Archbishop Lev (Luka) Kiszka (Kyška), O.S.B.M. † (1711)
Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian)
Archbishop Jurij Havryjil (Jerzy) Vynnyc’kyj (Winnicki), O.S.B.M. † (1700)
Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian)
Archbishop Lew Ślubičz Załęnski, O.S.B.M. † (1678)
Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian)
Archbishop Kyprian Żochowski (Zhokhovskyj), O.S.B.M. † (1671)
Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian)
Archbishop Gabriel (Havrylo) Kolenda, O.S.B.M. † (1652)
Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian)
Archbishop Anastazy Antoni Seljava (Sielawa), O.S.B.M. † (1624)
Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian)
Archbishop Yosyf Ivan Veliamyn-Rutskyi, O.S.B.M. † (1613)
Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian)
Archbishop Hipacy (Ipatij) Pociej (Potij) † (1593)
Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian)
Archbishop Mychajlo Rohoza † (1589)
Archbishop
[Greek Orthodox Patriarch Jeremias II Tranos] †
Patriarch

Principal Consecrator of:
Bishop János Bradács, O.S.B.M. † (1768)
Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Bishop Andrij Bacynskyj † (1773)

External Link(s):

WikiData: Q1120340

Source(s):

ob/c2: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 185, Number 15,121
b/c2: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1748, Number 36
b: Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 395, and Page 453
bp/conv: CB, 2 Jun 2016
bp/conv: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 228, Additions/Corrections (front)
ob/c2: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 55, Number 3,971

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