Archbishop Stephen Sulyk †

Deceased

Archbishop Emeritus of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USA

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
2 Oct 1924		Born
7 Jun 1951	26.6	Ordained Deacon	Deacon of United States of America (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania
14 Jun 1952	27.6	Ordained Priest	Priest of United States of America (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania
29 Dec 1980	56.2	Appointed	Archbishop of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USA
1 Mar 1981	56.4	Ordained Bishop	Archbishop of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USA
29 Nov 2000	76.1	Retired	Archbishop of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USA
6 Apr 2020	95.5	Died	Archbishop Emeritus of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USA

MicroData Summary
Stephen Sulyk
Archbishop Stephen Sulyk
(born 2 Oct 1924, died 6 Apr 2020)
Archbishop Emeritus of Philadelphia

Event Place
Birth Place Balnica (Lesko), Ukraine
Ordained Bishop S. Sofia, Roma, Diocese of Roma {Rome}, Italy
Death Place Virtua, Hospital, Voorhees, NJ
Buried Place (Original) Crypt, Immaculate Conception, Cathedral, Philadelphia, Archeparchy of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania

a priest for 67.8 years
a bishop for 39.0 years

Ordained Deacon by:
Bishop Konštantín Bohačevskyj †
Titular Bishop of Amisus
Ordained Priest by:
Bishop Konštantín Bohačevskyj †
Titular Bishop of Amisus
Principal Consecrator:
Josyf Cardinal Slipyj †
Major Archbishop of Lviv (Ukrainian)
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Basil Harry Losten †
Bishop of Stamford (Ukrainian)
Bishop Nilus Nicholas Savaryn, O.S.B.M. †
Bishop of Edmonton (Ukrainian), Alberta

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Josyf Cardinal Slipyj † (1939)
Major Archbishop of Lviv (Ukrainian)
Archbishop Andrij Aleksander Šeptycki (Sheptyskyi), O.S.B.M. † (1899)
Archbishop of Lviv (Ukrainian)
Archbishop Julian Kuiłovskyi † (1890)
Archbishop of Lviv (Ukrainian)
Archbishop Sylwester Sembratowicz (Sembratovyc) † (1879)
Archbishop of Lviv (Ukrainian)
Archbishop Josyf Sembratowicz (Sembratovyc) † (1865)
Archbishop of Lviv (Ukrainian)
Archbishop Spyrydon Lytvynovyč (Litwinowicz) † (1857)
Archbishop of Lviv (Ukrainian)
Bishop Ioan Lemeni † (1833)
Bishop Emeritus of Făgăraş (Romanian)
Bishop Samuel Vulcan † (1807)
Bishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino} (Romanian)
Bishop Ioan (Janos) Bob (Babb) † (1784)
Bishop of Făgăraş (Romanian)
Bishop Grigore Maior, O.S.B.M. † (1773)
Bishop Emeritus of Făgăraş (Romanian)
Bishop Vasilije Božičković (Bosicskovich), O.S.B.M. † (1759)
Titular Bishop of Diocletianopolis in Palaestina
Bishop Mihály Emánuel Olsavszky, O.S.B.M. † (1743)
Titular Bishop of Rhosus
Bishop Ioan Inocențiu Klein (Micu), O.S.B.M. † (1730)
Bishop of Făgăraş (Romanian)
Bishop György (Hennadiy) Bizánczy (Bizantsiy) † (1716)
Titular Bishop of Sebastopolis in Armenia
Archbishop Lev (Luka) Kiszka (Kyška), O.S.B.M. † (1711)
Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian)
Archbishop Jurij Havryjil (Jerzy) Vynnyc’kyj (Winnicki), O.S.B.M. † (1700)
Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian)
Archbishop Lew Ślubičz Załęnski, O.S.B.M. † (1678)
Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian)
Archbishop Kyprian Żochowski (Zhokhovskyj), O.S.B.M. † (1671)
Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian)
Archbishop Gabriel (Havrylo) Kolenda, O.S.B.M. † (1652)
Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian)
Archbishop Anastazy Antoni Seljava (Sielawa), O.S.B.M. † (1624)
Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian)
Archbishop Yosyf Ivan Veliamyn-Rutskyi, O.S.B.M. † (1613)
Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian)
Archbishop Hipacy (Ipatij) Pociej (Potij) † (1593)
Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian)
Archbishop Mychajlo Rohoza † (1589)
Archbishop
[Greek Orthodox Patriarch Jeremias II Tranos] †
Patriarch

Ordained Deacon:
Bishop Andriy Rabiy (1999)
Principal Consecrator of:
Bishop Robert Mikhail Moskal † (1981)
Bishop Michael Kuchmiak, C.Ss.R. † (1988)
Bishop Wolodymyr Walter Paska † (1992)
Bishop Michael Wiwchar, C.Ss.R. (1993)
Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Bishop Michael (Michel) Hrynchyshyn, C.Ss.R. † (1983)
Archbishop Michael Bzdel, C.Ss.R. † (1993)
Bishop Peter Stasiuk, C.Ss.R. † (1993)
Bishop Roman Danylak † (1993)
Bishop Sofron Stefan Wasyl Mudry, O.S.B.M. † (1996)

External Link(s):

VIAF: 72325164
WikiData: Q927918

Source(s):

bd: CB, 3 Oct 2014
od/c0: CB, 19 Jun 2015
d: CB, 6 Apr 2020
ob/c2+: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 66, Number 5,191
ob/c2: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 87, Deceased Cardinals (back)
d: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 247, Additions/Corrections (front)

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