Bohdan John Danylo (born May 27, 1971) is a

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of the

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in the

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. He has served as the

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Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saint Josaphat in Parma Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saint Josaphat in Parma is a Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or eparchy of the Catholic Church in the United States. Its episcopal see is Parma, Ohio, Parma, Ohio. It was established in ...

since 2014. In March 2015, he was the youngest U.S. Catholic bishop in active ministry, at age 43.

Biography

Bohdan John Danylo was born in

Giżycko Giżycko (former pl, Lec or ''Łuczany''; ; lt, Leičių pilis) is a town in northeastern Poland with 28,597 inhabitants as of December 2021. It is situated between Lake Kisajno and Lake Niegocin in the region of Masuria, and has been within ...

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. He began his studies for the priesthood in Poland where he studied philosophy in

Lublin Lublin is the ninth-largest city in Poland and the second-largest city of historical Lesser Poland. It is the capital and the center of Lublin Voivodeship with a population of 336,339 (December 2021). Lublin is the largest Polish city east of ...

. After moving to the United States he completed his theological studies at

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Washington, D.C. ) , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from top left: the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, United States Capitol, Logan Circle, Jefferson Memorial, White House, Adams Morgan, ...

Danylo was ordained a priest for the

Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Stamford The Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Stamford is a Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church ecclesiastical territory or eparchy of the Catholic Church in New York State and New England in the United States. The episcopal see is Stamford, Connecticut, w ...

on October 1, 1996, by Bishop

Basil H. Losten Basil Harry Losten (born May 11, 1930) is a bishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. He is currently Bishop Emeritus of the Ukrainian Catholic Diocese of Stamford, Connecticut. He was succeeded by Bishop Paul Patrick Chomnycky. Educat ...

. He spent a year at St. Michael's Parish in Hartford, Connecticut before he was named the Vice-Rector of the Seminary of St. Basil's Cathedral in

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. He furthered his education at

Saint Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS) is an Eastern Orthodox seminary in Yonkers, New York. It is chartered under the State University of New York and accredited by the Association of Theological Schools. It is a pan-Eastern Ort ...

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and at the

Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas A pontifical ( la, pontificale) is a Christian liturgical book containing the liturgies that only a bishop may perform. Among the liturgies are those of the ordinal for the ordination and consecration of deacons, priests, and bishops to Holy ...

in Rome where he earned a

Licentiate of Sacred Theology Licentiate in Sacred Theology ( la, Sacrae Theologiae Licentiatus; abbreviated STL) is the second of three ecclesiastical degrees in theology (the first being the Baccalaureate in Sacred Theology and the third being the Doctorate in Sacred Theolo ...

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named Danylo as the second bishop of Saint Josaphat in Parma on August 7, 2014. He was consecrated a bishop by

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Sviatoslav Shevchuk Sviatoslav Shevchuk ( uk, Святосла́в Шевчу́к; born 5 May 1970 in Stryi, Ukrainian SSR) has been the Major Archbishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC) since 25 March 2011, serving as the Eastern Catholic church's le ...

of Kyiv-Galicia on November 4, 2014. The principal co-consecrators were auxiliary bishop

John Bura John Bura ( uk, Іван Бура; June 12, 1944 – January 17, 2023) was a bishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in the United States. He served as the Auxiliary Bishop of Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia from 2006 to 20 ...

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and Bishop

Paul Patrick Chomnycky Paul Patrick Chomnycky, OSBM, (born 19 May 1954) is a bishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Church and the current bishop of the Diocese of Stamford, Connecticut. Education Paul Chomnycky was born in Vancouver, Canada, the son of a Ukrainian-immig ...

O.S.B.M. The Order of Saint Basil the Great ( uk, Чин Святого Василія Великого, translit=Chyn Sviatoho Vasyliia Velykoho; la, Ordo Sancti Basilii Magni, abbreviated OSBM), also known as the Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat, is ...

of Stamford.

References

External links

Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Parma Official Site

Episcopal succession

{{DEFAULTSORT:Danylo, Bohdan 1971 births Living people People from Giżycko Polish emigrants to the United States Catholic University of America alumni Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas alumni Bishops of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church American Eastern Catholic bishops 21st-century Eastern Catholic bishops Bishops appointed by Pope Francis

Biography

See also

References

External links

Episcopal succession