Demetrius Greschuk

Bishop Demetrius Martin Greschuk (Ukrainian: Дмитро Мартин Ґрещук; 7 November 1923 in Innisfree, Alberta, Canada – 8 July 1990 in Edmonton, Canada) was a Canadian Ukrainian Greek Catholic hierarch. He served as the Titular Bishop of Nazianzus and Auxiliary Bishop of Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Edmonton from 27 June 1974 until 28 April 1986 and as the second Eparchial Bishop of Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Edmonton from 28 April 1986 until his death on 8 July 1990.

Demetrius Greschuk
Eparchial Bishop of Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Edmonton
ChurchUkrainian Greek Catholic Church
Appointed28 April 1986
Term ended8 July 1990
PredecessorNeil Savaryn
SuccessorMyron Daciuk
Other postsTitular Bishop of Nazianzus,
Auxiliary Bishop of Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Edmonton (1974–1986)
Orders
Ordination11 June 1950 (Priest)
by Neil Savaryn
Consecration3 October 1974 (Bishop)
by Neil Savaryn
Personal details
Birth nameDemetrius Martin Greschuk
Born(1923-11-07)7 November 1923
Innisfree, Alberta, Canada
DiedJuly 8, 1990(1990-07-08) (aged 66)
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Life

Bishop Greschuk was born in the family of ethnical Ukrainian Greek-Catholics in Canada. After the school education, he subsequently studied philosophy and theology in the St. Augustine Theological Seminary in Toronto.[1] Greschuk was ordained as a priest on June 11, 1950[2] after completed theological studies.

After that he had a various pastoral assignments and served as parish priest in the different parishes of his native Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Edmonton.[1]

On June 27, 1974, Fr. Greschuk was nominated by Pope Paul VI and on October 3, 1974 consecrated to the Episcopate as the Titular Bishop of Nazianzus and Auxiliary Bishop of Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Edmonton. The principal consecrator was Bishop Neil Savaryn.[2] Bishop Greschuk died on July 8, 1990 in the age 66.

References
  1. Блажейовський, Дмитро (1996). Ієрархія Київської Церкви (861—1996) (in Ukrainian). Львів: Каменяр. p. 351.
  2. "Bishop Demetrius Martin Greschuk †". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Salvatore Rotolo		 Titular Bishop of Nazianzus
1974–1986		 Succeeded by
Miguel Mykycej
Preceded by
Neil Savaryn		 Eparchial Bishop of Edmonton
1986–1990		 Succeeded by
Myron Daciuk


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