John Stock (bishop) explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
John Stock
Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia
Church:Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
See:Titular Bishop of Pergamum
Appointed:January 11, 1971
Term:May 25, 1971 - June 29, 1972
Ordination:December 4, 1943
Consecration:May 25, 1971
Consecrated By:Ambrozij Andrew Senyshyn, O.S.B.M.
Birth Date:July 5, 1918
Birth Place:St. Clair, Pennsylvania

John Stock (July 5, 1918  - June 29, 1972) was a bishop of the Catholic Church in the United States. He served as the Auxiliary Bishop of Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia from 1971 to 1972.

Biography

Born in St. Clair, Pennsylvania, Stock was ordained a priest for the Archeparchy of Philadelphia on December 4, 1943. Pope Paul VI named him as the Titular Bishop of Pergamum and Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia (Ukrainian) on January 11, 1971. He was ordained a bishop by Archbishop Ambrozij Andrew Senyshyn, O.S.B.M. on May 25, 1971. The principal co-consecrators were Bishops Jaroslav Gabro of Chicago and Michael Dudick of the Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Passaic. He died the following year on June 29, 1972, at the age of 53.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bishop John Stock. Catholic-Hierarchy. 2014-02-24.
  2. Web site: Bishops who are not Ordinaries of Sees . https://web.archive.org/web/20130929060739/http://www.gcatholic.org/hierarchy/data/bishops-54.htm . dead . 2013-09-29 . Giga Catholic . 2014-02-24 .