Štefan Novák

This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page. Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources.
Find sources: "Štefan Novák" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (April 2022)

|

His Grace

Štefan Novák

Greek Catholic Eparchy of Prešov
Church| Slovak Greek Catholic Church
Appointed| 20 November 1913
Term ended| 1 October 1918
Predecessor| Bishop Ján Vályi
Successor| ThDr. Mikuláš Rusnák, Vicar General
Orders
Ordination| 9 January 1905 by Bishop Julius Firczak
Consecration| 11 January 1913
by Bishop Antal Papp
Personal details
Born| 4 December 1879

Ubľa, Zemplín, Austria-Hungary

Died| 5 September 1932(1932-09-05) (aged 52)
Budapest, Hungary

Štefan Novák (4 December 1879 – 5 September 1932) was a Greek Catholic hierarch who, from 1913 to 1918, served as the bishop of the Eparchy of Prešov (present-day Slovak Catholic Archeparchy of Prešov).

On 4 December 1879, he was born in Ubľa, Zemplín, Austria-Hungary (present-day Slovakia) as the son of a Rev. John Novak, a Greek Catholic priest. Despite being orphaned at a young age, he was supported by two clergymen during his secondary education, Canon Julius Drohobecky (later Bishop of the Eparchy of Križevci) and Chancellor Antal Papp (later Bishop of the Greek Catholic Eparchy of Mukachevo). Bishop Julius Firczak, seeing potential in the young student, decided to send him to the Latin Rite seminary in Esztergom to study theology.

After being ordained as a priest on 9 January 1905 at Holy Cross Cathedral in Uzhhorod, he continued his studies in Vienna, where in 1906 he graduated as a Doctor of Sacred Theology with high honors. Upon returning to Uzhhorod, he was appointed Prefect and Assistant Professor at the Greek Catholic Seminary. However, two years later, in 1908, he was released from his duties at the Seminary to become the personal tutor of Count Mauricius Palfy's children. The Count was in the diplomatic service in Rome and had the privilege of having great influence in Vatican circles.

When the Episcopal see in Prešov became vacant due to the death of Bishop Ján Vályi on 19 November 1911, it was Count Palfy who recommended that Štefan Novák be appointed as his successor. Thus, he was appointed as the Bishop of the Eparchy by the Holy See on 20 November 1913 at the age of 33 and then consecrated on 11 January 1914. The principal consecrator was Bishop Antal Papp, and the principal co-consecrator were Bishop Augustín Fischer-Colbrie and Bishop József Lányi de Késmark.

Bishop Novák resigned on 1 October 1918.[1]

He died in Budapest on 5 September 1932.

## References

[edit]

1. ^ "Bishop Stefan Novák". catholic-hierarchy.org. 2016-05-27.

This article about an Eastern Catholic bishop is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

|

* v
* t
* e

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template