Robert Michael Moskal ( Ukrainian: Robert Mikhail Moskal ; English; Robert Mikhail Moskal ; October 24, 1937 , Carnegie , PA ) - bishop emére of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church .
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Biography
He studied at Carnegie’s Washington Elementary School for three years, then for another three years at Shaun Elementary School (eastern Carnegie) and two years at Clark Junior High School [1] .
In 1951 he entered St. Basil the Great's Small Seminary in Stamford, Connecticut . In 1955 he entered the large seminary of Stemford and after 4 years he defended his bachelor's degree in philosophy.
On June 3, 1961 he brought the first monastic vows and was elevated by the archbishop Joseph Shmonduk to a subdeacon [2] . On April 14, 1962, Archbishop Ambrose Andrew Senishin was ordained deacon [1] , and on March 25, 1963, in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Church in Philadelphia, PA, he was ordained a sleeping priest to serve in the Philadelphia Archdiocese [3] .
In 1963 he received a degree in theology from the Catholic University and the seminary of St. Jehoshaphat in Washington [1] .
After the ordination, he served as secretary of the office of the Archbishop of Philadelphia, at the same time creating a parish in the city of Warington, Pennsylvania. At the same time he studied at the Philadelphia Academy of Music and the Conservatory. In addition, he worked as a judge in the archdiocesan tribunal, and later as editor of the archdiocesan weekly “Schlach” [2] .
In 1964, he became a member of the board of directors of the Ascension Corporation, whose goal was to provide housing for the elderly. For many years he was the secretary-treasurer of this organization, and later the president [2] .
In 1967, he was appointed vice chancellor of the Philadelphia Archdiocese [1] .
In 1972-1974 - rector of the Church of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Melrose Park (Philadelphia area) [2] .
In 1974, Pope Paul VI called him the papal chaplain (with the title "priest-prelate"); in addition, Robert Moskal was appointed diocesan councilor, as well as chancellor of the archdiocese and rector of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary [2] .
In 1977, he was elected for four years as president of the Providinnya Association of Ukrainian Catholics in America [2] .
On August 3, 1981, Pope John Paul II and the Synod of Bishops of the UGCC, chaired by Joseph Slipy , nominated the prelate Robert Moskal as titular bishop of Agatopol [1] , vicar of the Philadelphia diocese of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.
Episcopal consecration took place on October 13 of that year at the Cathedral Church of the Immaculate Conception in Philadelphia; consecration was performed by: Archbishop Stefan Sulik , Bishop Vasily Losten , Bishop Innocent Lototsky [2] [3] .
On December 3, 1983, Pope John Paul II created the new Uniate Diocese of St. Jehoshaphat in Parma , Ohio, and appointed Robert Moskal as its first diocese. The accession to the throne took place on February 29, 1984 [1] .
On July 29, 2009, Pope Benedict XVI accepted the abdication of Robert Michael Moskal from the post of diocese of Parma [4] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 ROBERT (Moskal)
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church / UGCC today / Biographies of bishops: (Unavailable link) . Date of treatment October 28, 2015. Archived July 11, 2015.
- ↑ 1 2 Bishop Robert Mikhail Moskal [Catholic-Hierarchy]
- ↑ Ukranian Catholic Eparch of St. Josaphat retires, Pope names administrator