Ioan Sabo

Bishop Ioan Sabo

Ioan Sabo (16 August 1836 – 2 May 1911) was a Romanian Greek Catholic hierarch. He was bishop of the Romanian Catholic Eparchy of Gherla, Armenopoli, Szamos-Ujvár from 1879 to 1911.

Born in Istrău, Satu Mare, Austrian Empire (present day – Romania) in 1836, he was ordained a priest on 4 September 1859. He was confirmed the Bishop by the Holy See on 15 May 1879. He was consecrated to the Episcopate on 3 August 1879. The principal consecrator was Bishop Mihail Pavel.[1]

He died in Gherla (present day – Romania) on 2 May 1911.

References

  1. Bishop Ioan Szabó. catholic-hierarchy.org. 2016-04-30.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Mihail Pavel
Romanian Catholic Eparchy of Gherla, Armenopoli, Szamos-Ujvár
1879–1911
Succeeded by
Vasile Hossu
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