Chautur was born to a Greek-Catholic family in the
Prešov Region of the Eastern Slovakia, but he grew up in the village of
Veľká Poľana, which no longer exists. Following his graduation from gymnasium in
Humenné, he joined the
Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer. On 11 January 1992, Chautur was appointed and on 29 February 1992 he was
consecrated to the
Episcopate as an Auxiliary Bishop of
Slovak Catholic Eparchy of Prešov and the Titular Bishop of
Cresima. The principal
consecrator was Bishop
Jan Hirka, the Head of the
Slovak Greek Catholic Church. On 27 January 1997, he was named first Exarch of the newly created
Apostolic Exarchate of Košice. On 30 January 2008, Slovak Greek Catholic Church was promoted as a
sui iuris church and Exarchate was promoted as
Slovak Catholic Eparchy of Košice. Bishop Milan Chautur was promoted as its first bishop. In January he requested Pope Francis to accept his resignation, that was accepted on 24 June 2021. He was succeeded by Archbishop
Cyril Vasiľ. By the end of the year, in November, sources have emerged stating, that Chautur was suffering from
leukemia and further reports further revealed
orthopedic issues. Following his retirement from Eparchal see, he went on to reside in a
Redemptorist Monastery in
Michalovce. ==References==