Ivan Vasilievich Prashko ( Ukrainian Ivan Vasilovich Prashko [1] ; May 1, 1914 , Zbarazh , Austria-Hungary - January 28, 2001, Melbourne , Australia ) - Bishop of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church , Apostolic Exarch of Australia from May 10, 1958 to June 24, 1982 , the first bishop of the Diocese of Saints Peter and Paul in Melbourne from June 24, 1982 to December 16, 1992.
| John Prashko | ||
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| Ivan Prashko | ||
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| May 10, 1958 - December 16, 1992 | ||
| Church | Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church | |
| Predecessor | Diocese established | |
| Successor | Petr Stasyuk | |
| Birth | May 1, 1914 Zbarazh | |
| Death | January 28, 2001 (86 years) Melbourne | |
| Adoption of holy dignity | April 2, 1939 | |
| Episcopal consecration | October 19, 1958 | |
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Biography
Born on May 1, 1914 in the town of Zbarazh. In 1937 he came to Rome to study.
On April 2, 1939, he was ordained priest by Dionysius Nyáradi . In 1950, he arrived in Australia, where he became involved in pastoral ministry among immigrant Ukrainians [2] .
On May 10, 1958, Pope Pius XII appointed John Praschko the titular Bishop of Zigris and the Apostolic Exarch of Australia. On October 19, 1958, John Praszko was ordained as a bishop by the Winnipeg Archbishop Maxim Germanyuk, in cooperation with the auxiliary bishop of Philadelphia and the titular bishop of Leukas John Butsko and the Bishop of Toronto, Isidor Boretsky.
On June 24, 1982, the Apostolic Exarchate of Australia was transformed into the diocese of Saints Peter and Paul in Melbourne and John Prashko became its first bishop.
December 16, 1992 John Prashko retired.
He died on January 28, 2001 in Melbourne. The requiem service took place in the Cathedral Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul in Melbourne. [1] .
In the name of Ivan Praschka, he named the museum of Ukrainian art created in 1979 at the Cathedral of the Holy Supreme Apostles Peter and Paul in Melbourne [3] .
Literature
- Prashko, I. (bishop). Volodymyr Zhila [Text] / Bishop І. Prashko // Zbarazhchina: ST. Art., materiyal i spominiv / red. V. Lived. - New York ; Toronto, 1980. - T. 1. - p. 539-541.
- Bedriy, M. Bishop Ivan Prashko and Zbarazhchina [Text] / M. Bedriy. - T.: Jura, 2002. - 72 p.
- Zhila, V. Bishop Ivan Prashko [Text] / V. Zhila // Zbarazhchina: st. Art., materiyal i spominiv / red. V. Lived. - New York ; Toronto, 1980. - T. 1. - p. 566-568
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Zbarazh: podії, dati, іmena References, biblіografichny pіdіbnik Archival copy of February 15, 2016 on the Wayback Machine Ternopil 2013, page 30
- ↑ POSTUP / BRAMA - Great vtrat of the local Ukrainian people
- ↑ Versiya for druku
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- Information (English)
| Predecessor: institution | Diocese of Saints Peter and Paul in Melbourne May 10, 1958 - December 16, 1992 | Successor: Bishop Peter Stasyuk |