Lubomyr Cardinal Husar Dies Aged 84
Official Publication of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia VOL. 78 - No. 12 JUNE 25, 2017 ENGLISH VERSION LUBOMYR CARDINAL HUSAR DIES AGED 84 he studied at St. Basil’s 31 May 2017 College (Ukrainian) Seminary in Stamford, May 31, 2017, at 18:30 Connecticut. He after a serious illness continued his studies at His Beatitude Lubomyr Catholic University of (Husar), Archbishop America in Washington Emeritus of the Ukrainian DC, and at Fordham Greek Catholic Church University in New York. Church died at the age He was ordained a of 84. Ukrainian Greek Catholic priest of the Eparchy of January 26, 2001 - Stamford on March 30, February 10, 2011 1958. he served as a Major Archbishop of the From 1958 to 1969 Fr. Ukrainian Greek Husar taught at St. Basil’s Catholic Church. College Seminary, and also between 1966 and Born in Lviv, Ukraine, 1969 was the pastor of on February 26, 1933, Holy Trinity Ukrainian Lubomyr Husar fled Greek Catholic parish in from Ukraine with his Kerhonkson, New York. parents in 1944, ahead In 1969, Fr. Lubomyr of the advancing Soviet went to Rome, where army. He spent the he earned a doctorate early post-World War II in Dogmatic theology at years among Ukrainian the Pontifical Urbanian refugees in a displaced University in 1972. persons camp near During his stay in Rome Salzburg, Austria. In His Beatitude Cardinal Husar he joined the Ukrainian 1949, he emigrated with Visits America in November 2002 Studite monastic his family to the United community at the States of America. (Cathedral, Philadelphia) From 1950 to 1954, (continued on next page) LUBOMYR CARDINAL HUSAR DIES AGED 84 (continued from previous page) Studion Monastery not country and served as Major Archbishop of far from Castelgandolfo, spiritual director of the Lviv.
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