Milan Chautur

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His Grace, The Most Reverend

Milan Chautur

C.Ss.R.
Eparchial Bishop Emeritus of Slovak Catholic Eparchy of Košice
Vladyka Milan Chautur.jpg
Church Slovak Greek Catholic Church
Appointed27 January 1997 (as Apostolic Exarch)
30 January 2008 (as Eparchial Bishop)
Retired24 June 2021
PredecessorNew creation
Successor Cyril Vasiľ
Other post(s) Titular Bishop of Cresima (1992–2008)
Auxiliary Bishop of Slovak Catholic Eparchy of Prešov (1992–1997)
Orders
Ordination14 June 1981 (Priest)
by  Joakim Segedi
Consecration29 February 1992 (Bishop)
by  Jan Hirka
Personal details
Born
Milan Chautur

(1957-09-04) 4 September 1957 (age 67)
Snina, Czechoslovakia
(present day Slovakia)
Coat of arms Coat of arms of Milan Chautur (Byzantine Rite).svg

Milan Chautur, C.Ss.R. (born 4 September 1957 in Snina, Czechoslovakia, present day Slovakia) is a Slovak Greek Catholic hierarch, who served as the first Bishop of the Slovak Catholic Eparchy of Košice from 30 January 2008 until his resignation on 24 June 2021.

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Previously he was an auxiliary bishop of the Slovak Catholic Eparchy of Prešov from 11 January 1992 until 27 January 1997 and the Apostolic Exarch of Košice from 29 January 1997 until 30 January 2008.

Life

Chautur was born to a Greek-Catholic family in the Prešov Region of the Eastern Slovakia, but he grew up in the village of Veľká Poľana, which no longer exists. Following his graduation from gymnasium in Humenné, he joined the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer. [1]

In the Congregation Chautur made a profession on 2 August 1974 and a solemn profession on 2 August 1980. He was ordained as priest on 14 June 1981, [2] after completed philosophical and theological studies in the Roman Catholic Faculty of Theology of Cyril and Methodius at the Comenius University in Bratislava. [1]

After ordination he served as a parish priest, but during 1982–1984 was forced to make a compulsory service in the Czechoslovak People's Army. Then he continued to serve as a parish priest in Medzilaborce (1984–1985), Šmigovec (1985–1989) and Porúbka (1989–1992). For his active pastoral activity with the youth he was in the attention of the State Security of the Communist regime of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic. On July 1, 1990, he was elected as a Vice-Provincial of the Slovak Redemptorist Province based in Michalovce. [1]

On 11 January 1992, Chautur was appointed and on 29 February 1992 he was consecrated to the Episcopate as an Auxiliary Bishop of Slovak Catholic Eparchy of Prešov and the Titular Bishop of Cresima. The principal consecrator was Bishop Jan Hirka, the Head of the Slovak Greek Catholic Church. [2]

On 27 January 1997, he was named first Exarch of the newly created Apostolic Exarchate of Košice. On 30 January 2008, Slovak Greek Catholic Church was promoted as a sui iuris church and Exarchate was promoted as Slovak Catholic Eparchy of Košice. Bishop Milan Chautur was promoted as its first bishop.

In January he requested Pope Francis to accept his resignation, that was accepted on 24 June 2021. He was succeeded by Archbishop Cyril Vasiľ. [3] [4]

By the end of the year, in November, sources have emerged stating, that Chautur was suffering from leukemia and further reports further revealed orthopedic issues. Following his retirement from Eparchal see, he went on to reside in a Redemptorist Monastery in Michalovce. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Životopis vladyku Milana Chautura, CSsR". Official Website of The Eparchy of Košice (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Bishop Milan Chautur, C.SS.R." Catholic-Hierarchy.org . David M. Cheney. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  3. ↑ "Rinunce e nomine, 24.06.2021" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 24 Jun 2020. Retrieved 25 Jun 2020.
  4. ↑ "PÁPEŽ FRANTIŠEK MENOVAL PRE KOŠICKÚ EPARCHIU NOVÉHO EPARCHIÁLNEHO (SÍDELNÉHO) BISKUPA" (Press release) (in Slovak). TSKE. 24 Jun 2020. Retrieved 25 Jun 2020.
  5. ↑ a.s, Petit Press. "Kňazi ho kritizovali. Arcibiskup Babjak predčasne skončil". domov.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2022-04-27.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Titular Bishop of Cresima
1992–2008		Succeeded by
New title Apostolic Exarch of Košice
1997–2008		Succeeded by
himself as Eparchial Bishop
Preceded by
himself as Apostolic Exarch
 Eparchial Bishop of Košice
2008–2021		Succeeded by
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