Bishop Marián Andrej Pacák,
C.Ss.R.
The Redemptorists officially named the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer ( la, links=no, Congregatio Sanctissimi Redemptoris), abbreviated CSsR,is a Catholic clerical religious congregation of pontifical right for men (priests and brother ...
(born 24 April 1973) is a Canadian
Slovak Greek Catholic hierarch, who served as the third Eparchial Bishop of the
Slovak Catholic Eparchy of Saints Cyril and Methodius of Toronto from 5 July 2018 until his resignation on 20 October 2020.
Life
Pacák was born in a Greek-Catholic family in the
Prešov Region
The Prešov Region, also Priashiv Region ( sk, Prešovský kraj, ; hu, Eperjesi kerület; uk, Пряшівський край) is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions and consists of 13 districts (okresy) and 666 municipalities, 23 o ...
of the Eastern Slovakia. After his graduation from high-school, he joined the
Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer on 16 August 1991.
Pacák made his
solemn profession as a Redemptorist on 16 August 1997. After completing his studies in philosophy and theology at the Major Redemptorists Theological Seminary in
Tuchów
Tuchów is a town in Tarnów County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with a population of 6,476 (2004). It lies on the ''Biała'' river, at the height of above sea level. The distance to Kraków is , and to the border with Slovakia, approxim ...
, Poland, and at the
Pontifical Theological Academy in
Kraków, Poland,
he was ordained a priest on 16 August 1997.
After ordination Pacák served as a parish priest in
Stará Ľubovňa (1998–2001, 2008–2015) and in
Michalovce (2004–2008). During 2001–2004 he interrupted his pastoral work to study at the
Alphonsian Academy 150px, St. Alphonsus de Liguori, whose teachings inspired the establishment of the Academy.
The Pontifical Alphonsian Academy (; ), also commonly known as the Alphonsianum, is a pontifical institution of higher education founded in 1949 by the Re ...
in
Rome where he earned a
licentiate in moral theology. From 2015 to 2018 he served at the parish in
Vranov nad Topľou
Vranov nad Topľou ( Slovak before 1927 and from 1944–1969: ''Vranov''; german: Frö(h)nel / ''Vronau an der Töpl'' (rare); hu, Varannó; rue, Воронів над Топлёв) is a city of approximately 22,500 inhabitants in eastern Sl ...
.
On 5 July 2018, Pacák was appointed the Eparchial Bishop of the
Slovak Catholic Eparchy of Saints Cyril and Methodius of Toronto by
Pope Francis. His episcopal consecration took place in the Basilica of the Descent of the Holy Spirit in
Michalovce, Slovakia, on 2 September 2018, and he was installed in Toronto on 15 September.
Pope Francis accepted Pacák's resignation on 20 October 2020. Bishop emeritus returned to Slovakia and is residing in the Redemptorist community in
Stará Ľubovňa.
References
External links
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1973 births
Living people
People from Levoča
Redemptorists
Redemptorist bishops
Pontifical University of John Paul II alumni
Alphonsian Academy alumni
Slovak Eastern Catholics
Slovak Greek Catholic bishops
Canadian Eastern Catholic bishops
21st-century Eastern Catholic bishops