Janko Šimrak (29 May 1883 – 9 August 1946) was a CroatianGreek Catholic hierarch. He was Apostolic Administrator from 1941 to 1942 and bishop from 1942 to 1946 of the Eastern Catholic Eparchy of Križevci.
In 1941 he became Apostolic Administrator and was appointed by the Holy See an Eparchial Bishop on 9 May 1942. He was consecrated to the Episcopate on 16 August 1942. The principal consecrator was Bishop Ivan Bucko, and the principal co-consecrator was Blessed Archbishop Alojzije Stepinac.[2]
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