Richard Seminack Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Richard Stephen Seminack
Eparch of Saint Nicholas of Chicago
Church:Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
Appointed:March 25, 2003
Term:June 4, 2003 – August 16, 2016
Predecessor:Michael Wiwchar, C.Ss.R.
Successor:Venedykt Aleksiychuk, M.S.U.
Ordination:May 25, 1967
Ordained By:Ambrozij Andrew Senyshyn, O.S.B.M.
Consecration:June 4, 2003
Consecrated By:Lubomyr Husar, M.S.U.
Birth Date:March 3, 1942
Birth Place:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Death Place:Hoffman Estates, Illinois, USA

Richard Stephen Seminack (March 3, 1942 – August 16, 2016) was an American bishop of the Catholic Church. He served as the fourth eparch (bishop) of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saint Nicholas of Chicago since 2003.

Biography

Richard Seminack was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Raymond and Anna (Cwiek) Seminack. He was the oldest of seven children.[1] He was educated at St. Martin of Tours Elementary School and Father Judge High School in Philadelphia. After attending seminary he was ordained a priest for the Archeparchy of Philadelphia on May 25, 1967 by Archbishop Ambrozij Andrew Senyshyn, O.S.B.M.[2]

Pope John Paul II named Seminack as the eparch of St. Nicholas of Chicago on March 25, 2003. He was ordained a bishop by Cardinal Lubomyr Husar, M.S.U., the Major Archbishop of Lviv on June 4, 2003. The principal co-consecrators were Archbishop Stephen Soroka of Philadelphia and Bishop Robert Mikhail Moskal of Parma.[2] [3]

He died from cancer in Hoffman Estates, Illinois on August 16, 2016.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Most Reverend Richard Stephen Seminack. Eparchy of Saint Nicholas of Chicago. 2014-02-15.
  2. Web site: Bishop Richard Stephen Seminack. Catholic-Hierarchy. 2014-02-15.
  3. Web site: Ukrainian Diocese of Saint Nicholas of Chicago. Giga Catholic. 2014-02-15.
  4. Web site: Most Reverend Richard Stephen Seminack fell asleep in Lord. Eparchy of Saint Josaphat in Parma. 2017-04-19.