Stephen Sulyk
His Grace, The Most Reverend Stephen Sulyk | |
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Archeparch of the Archeparchy of Philadelphia | |
Church | Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church |
Diocese | Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia |
Installed | March 1, 1981 |
Term ended | November 29, 2000 |
Predecessor | Myroslav Ivan Lubachivsky |
Successor | Stefan Soroka |
Orders | |
Ordination | June 14, 1952 by Constantine Bohachevsky |
Consecration | March 1, 1981 by Josyf Slipyj, Basil H. Losten, and Neil Savaryn |
Personal details | |
Born | Balnica, Second Polish Republic | October 2, 1924
Died | April 6, 2020 Voorhees Township, New Jersey,[1] U.S. | (aged 95)
Styles of Stephen Sulyk | |
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Reference style | |
Spoken style | His Grace |
Religious style | Archbishop |
Ordination history of Stephen Sulyk | |||
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Stephen Sulyk (Ukrainian: Стефа́н Су́лик; October 2, 1924 – April 6, 2020)[2] was a Ukrainian-American hierarch who was an archbishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. He died during the COVID-19 pandemic due to complications brought on by COVID-19.
Biography[]
He was born in Ukrainian village Balnica, Poland. On March 1, 1981, Sulyk was appointed Archbishop of Philadelphia. On February 27, 2001 he was succeeded by Stefan Soroka as Archbishop of Philadelphia.[3][4] On April 5, 2020 he was taken to hospital due to COVID-19[5] where he died in April 2020 at the age of 95.[6]
See also[]
- Catholic Church hierarchy
- Catholic Church in the United States
- Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States
- List of Catholic bishops of the United States
- Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops
Notes[]
- ^ Владика Стефан Сулик
- ^ "Сулик, Стефан - Українська Католицька енциклопедія". catholicencyclopedia.in.ua. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
- ^ Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Stephen Sulyk [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
- ^ "Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia". www.ukrarcheparchy.us. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
- ^ Archbishop Stephen Sulyk, 95, Has Coronavirus
- ^ Archbishop Stephen Sulyk, Metropolitan emeritus of the Philadelphia Archeparchy, passed away earlier today.
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- 2020 deaths
- People from Sanok County
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- Eastern Catholic bishops in the United States
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- Polish emigrants to the United States
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