Stephen Sulyk Explained

Honorific-Prefix:His Grace, The Most Reverend
Stephen Sulyk
Archeparch of the Archeparchy of Philadelphia
Church:Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
Diocese:Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia
Enthroned:March 1, 1981
Term End:November 29, 2000
Predecessor:Myroslav Ivan Lubachivsky
Successor:Stefan Soroka
Ordination:June 14, 1952
Ordained By:Constantine Bohachevsky
Consecration:March 1, 1981
Birth Date:2 October 1924
Death Place:Voorhees Township, New Jersey,[1] U.S.
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 from complications brought on by COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Biography

Sulyk was born in the Ukrainian village pf 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, Sulyk was taken to hospital due to COVID-19[5] where he died in April 2020, at the age of 95.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. https://synod.ugcc.ua/data/vladyka-stefan-sulyk-96/ Владика Стефан Сулик
  2. Web site: Сулик, Стефан - Українська Католицька енциклопедія. catholicencyclopedia.in.ua. 30 August 2018.
  3. Web site: Archbishop Stephen Sulyk [Catholic-Hierarchy]]. David M.. Cheney. www.catholic-hierarchy.org. 30 August 2018.
  4. Web site: Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia. www.ukrarcheparchy.us. 30 August 2018.
  5. https://gloria.tv/post/ZshHZMVjPjKd2L3s1vFPAJDir Archbishop Stephen Sulyk, 95, Has Coronavirus
  6. http://ukrarcheparchy.us/archeparchy-news/archbishop-stephen-sulyk-metropolitan-emeritus-of-the-philadelphia-archeparchy-passed-away-earlier-today Archbishop Stephen Sulyk, Metropolitan emeritus of the Philadelphia Archeparchy, passed away earlier today.