Joseph Michael Schmondiuk, D.D. (August 6, 1912 - December 25, 1978), born in

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, was an Archbishop of the

Ukrainian Catholic Church Ukrainian Catholic Church may refer to: * Latin Church in Ukraine * Greek Catholic Churches (Eastern Catholic communities of the Byzantine Rite, centered in Ukraine, in communion with the Church of Rome) ** Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church **Ukrai ...

. He is the first bishop of the church who was born in the

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. On August 14, 1961, he was appointed Bishop of Stamford, succeeding

Ambrose Senyshyn Ambrose Senyshyn, O.S.B.M, D.D. (February 23, 1903 - September 11, 1976), born in Staryi Sambir, Ukraine, was an Archbishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Church. On July 10, 1958, he was appointed the first Bishop of Stamford. On August 14, 1961, he ...

. On September 20, 1977, he was appointed

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. He was succeeded by Basil H. Losten as Bishop of Stamford. Schmondiuk was a Council Father of the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Schmondiuk, Joseph M. 1912 births 1978 deaths American people of Ukrainian descent Bishops in Pennsylvania Bishops in Connecticut American Eastern Catholic bishops Participants in the Second Vatican Council 20th-century American clergy Eastern Catholic archeparchs in North America Archbishops of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church