Gabrijel Smičiklas
Gabrijel Smičiklas | |
|---|---|
| Eparch of Križevci | |
| Church | Greek Catholic Church of Croatia and Serbia |
| Diocese | Eparchy of Križevci |
| In office | 23 June 1834 – 14 March 1856 |
| Predecessor | Konstantin Stanić |
| Successor | Đuro Smičiklas |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 11 June 1808 |
| Consecration | 21 September 1834 by Samuil Vulcan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 March 1783 |
| Died | 14 March 1856 (aged 72) Križevci, Križevci County, Kingdom of Croatia, Austrian Empire |
Gabrijel Smičiklas (24 March 1783 – 14 March 1856) was a Croatian Greek Catholic hierarch. He was the bishop from 1834 to 1856 of the Eastern Catholic Eparchy of Križevci.
Born in Sošice, Habsburg monarchy (present day – Croatia) in 1783, he was ordained a priest on 11 June 1808 for the Eparchy of Križevci. Fr. Smičiklas was the Rector of the Greek Catholic Seminary in Zagreb from 1809 to 1810.[1]
He was confirmed as the Bishop by the Holy See on 23 June 1834. He was consecrated to the Episcopate on 21 September 1834. The principal consecrator was Bishop Samuil Vulcan.[2]
He died in Križevci on 14 March 1856.
References
- ↑ Blazejowsky, Dmytro (1990). Hierarchy of the Kyivan Church (861-1990). Rome. p. 342.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ↑ "Bishop Gabriel Smicsiklasz". catholic-hierarchy.org. 2016-05-29.