Cornelius Pasichny
Cornelius Pasichny | |
|---|---|
| Suffragan Eparch of Toronto | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Toronto and Eastern Canada |
| In office | 1 July 1998 – 3 May 2003 |
| Predecessor | Isidore Borecky |
| Successor | Stephen Chmilar |
| Previous post | Suffragan Eparch of Saskatoon (1995-1998) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 5 July 1953 by Ivan Buchko |
| Consecration | 17 January 1996 by Michael Bzdel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Cornelius John Pasichny 27 March 1927 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Died | 30 January 2014 (aged 86) |
Cornelius John Pasichny OSBM (27 March 1927 in Winnipeg – 30 January 2014 in Toronto) was the Eparch of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saskatoon (1995–1998) and of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Toronto and Eastern Canada (1998–2003) in Canada.
Early life
At age 15 he joined the Order of St Basil the Great, and after novitiate studied philosophy and theology in Canada and then at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome.
Priesthood
Pasichny was ordained as a priest by Bishop Ivan Bucko on 5 July 1953. He continued his studies by obtaining a Licenciate in Philosophy from the Gregorian University the following year.
In November 1995 he was nominated as bishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.
External links
- GCatholic.org information
- Catholic-Hierarchy.org information
- RISU News Service article about Bishop Pasichny's death
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