Innocent Lotocky O.S.B.M (November 3, 1915 – July 4, 2013) was an American

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of the

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. Prior to his consecration as bishop, he served for many years as

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of Immaculate Conception Ukrainian Catholic Church in

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Life

Lotocky was born in Stari Petlykivtsi in present-day

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. In November 24, 1940, he was ordained as a priest in the Religious

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. From 1962 to 1980, he served as Pastor of Immaculate Conception Ukrainian Catholic Church in Hamtramck. He was appointed to the

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on December 22, 1980, and ordained as Bishop Innocent on March 22, 1981. Lotocky remained at the

until July 2, 1993. On June 29, 2013, after difficulty breathing, Bishop Innocent was taken to hospital. His condition deteriorated, and he died peacefully in Presence St. Mary Medical Center in

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Catholic-HierarchyDiocese Website
American Eastern Catholic bishops Ukrainian emigrants to the United States Bishops of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church Order of Saint Basil the Great Ukrainian Austro-Hungarians Clergy from the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria 1915 births 2013 deaths {{UkrainianGreekCatholic-bishop-stub

Life

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