Ladislav Hučko (born 16 February 1948) is a Slovak hierarch of the Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church active in the Czech Republic.

The Right Reverend

Ladislav Hučko
Titular Bishop of Horaea
Ladislav Hučko
ChurchRuthenian Greek Catholic Church
DioceseApostolic Exarchate in the Czech Republic
SeeTitular See of Horaea
In office2003–
PredecessorAtilano Rodríguez Martínez
Successorincumbent
Orders
OrdinationMarch 30, 1996
by Slavomir Miklovš
ConsecrationMay 31, 2003
by Đura Džudžar
Personal details
Born (1948-02-16) 16 February 1948 (age 76)
Coat of armsLadislav Hučko's coat of arms

Hučko was born in Prešov, Czechoslovakia (present-day in Slovakia) and was ordained a priest on 30 March 1996. Hučko was appointed titular bishop of Horaea as well as Apostolic Exarch of the Apostolic Exarchate of the Greek Catholic Church in the Czech Republic on 24 April 2003 and ordained a bishop on 31 May 2003.

He completed his studies by obtaining a doctorate from the Pontifical Lateran University in 2000. In 2004 he became Associate Professor of Dogmatic Theology. Subsequently, he began teaching dogmatic theology at the Theological Institute in Košice. He also became a founding member and editor-in-chief of the journal Verba Theologica. He also worked as a Spiritualist at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Košice.

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