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Myron Daciuk

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Myron Daciuk, O.S.B.M.
Eparchial Bishop of Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Edmonton
ChurchUkrainian Greek Catholic Church
Appointed28 October 1991
Term ended14 January 1996
PredecessorDemetrius Greschuk
SuccessorLawrence Huculak
Other post(s)Titular Bishop of Thyatira,
Auxiliary Bishop of Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Winnipeg (1982–1991)
Orders
Ordination10 June 1945 (Priest)
by Basil Ladyka
Consecration14 October 1982 (Bishop)
by Maxim Hermaniuk
Personal details
Born
Michael Daciuk

(1919-11-16)16 November 1919
DiedJanuary 14, 1996(1996-01-14) (aged 76)
Edmonton, Canada

Bishop Myron Michael Daciuk, O.S.B.M. (Ukrainian: Мирон Михайло Дацюк; 16 November 1919 in Mundare, Alberta, Canada – 14 January 1996 in Edmonton, Canada) was a Canadian Ukrainian Greek Catholic hierarch. He served as the Titular Bishop of Thyatira and Auxiliary Bishop of Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Winnipeg from 24 June 1982 until 24 October 1991 and as the third Eparchial Bishop of Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Edmonton from 24 October 1991 until his death on 14 January 1996.

Life

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Bishop Daciuk was born in the family of ethnical Ukrainian Greek-Catholics Luka and Kseniya (née Bruchkovska) Daciuk in Canada. After the school education, he subsequently joined the Order of Saint Basil the Great, where he had a solemn profession on November 15, 1942. Daciuk was ordained as a priest on June 10, 1945,[1] after completed theological studies.

After that he had a various pastoral assignments and served as priest, superior and novice master at the Basilian Institutes in Canada. During 1964-1970 he was a Protohegumen (Provincial Superior) of the Bazilians in Canada.[2]

On June 24, 1982, Fr. Daciuk was nominated by Pope John Paul II and on October 14, 1982, consecrated to the Episcopate as the Titular Bishop of Thyatira and Auxiliary Bishop of Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Winnipeg. The principal consecrator was Metropolitan Maxim Hermaniuk.[1] Bishop Daciuk died on January 14, 1996, in the age 76.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Bishop Myron Michael Daciuk, O.S.B.M. †". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  2. ^ Блажейовський, Дмитро (1996). Ієрархія Київської Церкви (861—1996) (in Ukrainian). Львів: Каменяр. p. 350.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Titular Bishop of Thyatira
1982–1991
Succeeded by
Vacant
Preceded by Eparchial Bishop of Edmonton
1991–1996
Succeeded by