Gregor Tarkovič
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| Bishop of Prešov | |
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| Native name | Таркович Григорій |
| Church | Slovak Greek Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Eparchy of Prešov |
| In office | 2 October 1818 – 16 January 1841 |
| Predecessor | Position established |
| Successor | Jozef Gaganec |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1 January 1779 by Andriy Bachynskyi |
| Consecration | 17 June 1821 by Oleksiy Povchiy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 November 1754 |
| Died | 16 January 1841 (aged 86) Prešov, Kingdom of Hungary, Austrian Empire |
Gregor Tarkovič (Ukrainian: Григорій Таркович; 19 November 1754 – 16 January 1841) was a Slovak Greek Catholic hierarch. He was the first bishop of the new created Slovak Catholic Eparchy of Prešov from 1818 to 1841.
Born in Pasika, Kingdom of Hungary (present day – Ukraine) in the Ruthenian family in 1754, he was ordained a priest on 1 January 1779 for the Ruthenian Catholic Eparchy of Mukacheve. He was confirmed as the first Bishop of the new created Eparchy by the Holy See on 2 October 1818. He was consecrated to the Episcopate on 17 June 1821. The principal consecrator was Bishop Oleksiy Povchiy.[1]
He died in Prešov on 16 January 1841.
