Honorific-Prefix: | The Most Reverend |
József Petheő | |
Auxiliary Bishop of Pécs | |
Church: | Roman Catholic Church |
See: | Diocese of Pécs |
Appointed: | 24 July 1797 |
Ordination: | 31 March 1755 |
Consecration: | 10 September 1797 |
Birth Date: | 4 December 1731 |
Birth Place: | Pécs, Austria-Hungary |
Death Date: | 3 July 1809 |
Death Place: | Austria-Hungary |
József Petheő (4 December 1731 – 3 July 1809) was a Hungarian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. From 1797 until his death in 1809, he served as Auxiliary Bishop of Pécs.
Petheő was born in Pécs, Austria-Hungary on 4 December 1731.[1] He was ordained a deacon on 12 January 1755, and was ordained a priest on 31 March 1755.
On 24 July 1797, at the age of 65, he was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Pécs by Pope Pius VI.[2] On that same day, he was also appointed Titular Bishop of Methone, and was consecrated on 10 September 1797.[3] [4]
He died on 3 July 1809.