Alojz Tkáč
Monsignor Alojz Tkáč (2 March 1934 – 23 May 2023) was a Slovak Roman Catholic prelate. He was the bishop of Košice from 1990 to 1995, the first archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Košice from 1995 to 2010 and archbishop emeritus until his death.
His Excellency Alojz Tkáč | |
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| Archbishop Emeritus of Košice | |
Tkáč in 2019 | |
| Church | Roman Catholic |
| Appointed | 31 March 1995 |
| Term ended | 4 June 2010 |
| Predecessor | Position established |
| Successor | Bernard Bober |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 25 June 1961 by Ambróz Lazík |
| Consecration | 17 February 1990 by Jozef Tomko |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 March 1934 Ohradzany, Czechoslovakia |
| Died | 23 May 2023 (aged 89) Košice, Slovakia |
| Buried | Cathedral of St. Elizabeth |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Košice (1990–1995) |
| Alma mater | Comenius University |
| Motto | Praedicare, regere, sanctificare (Latin for 'To announce, to govern, to sanctify') |
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| Styles of Alojz Tkáč | |
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| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Archbishop |
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