Bohdan Danylo

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Bohdan John Danylo
Eparch of Saint Josaphat in Parma
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Church Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
Metropolis Philadelphia
Diocese Parma
AppointedAugust 7, 2014
InstalledNovember 4, 2014
Predecessor Robert Mikhail Moskal
Orders
OrdinationOctober 1, 1996
by  Basil H. Losten
ConsecrationNovember 4, 2014
by  Sviatoslav Shevchuk, Paul Chomnycky and John Bura
Personal details
Born (1971-05-27) May 27, 1971 (age 53)
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Bohdan John Danylo
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Reference style
Spoken style His Grace
Religious style Bishop

Bohdan John Danylo (born May 22, 1971) is a Polish-born prelate of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in the United States. He has served as Eparch of Saint Josaphat in Parma since 2014.

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Biography

Bohdan John Danylo was born in Giżycko, Poland. He began his studies for the priesthood in Poland where he studied philosophy in Lublin. [1] After moving to the United States he completed his theological studies at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.

Danylo was ordained a priest for the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Stamford on October 1, 1996, by Bishop Basil H. Losten. 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 Stamford, Connecticut. He furthered his education at Saint Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary in Crestwood, New York and at the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas in Rome where he earned a Licentiate of Sacred Theology.

Pope Francis named Danylo as the second bishop of Saint Josaphat in Parma on August 7, 2014. [2] He was consecrated a bishop by Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk of Kyiv-Galicia on November 4, 2014. The principal co-consecrators were auxiliary bishop John Bura of Philadelphia and Bishop Paul Patrick Chomnycky, O.S.B.M. of Stamford. [3]

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References

  1. "Father Bohdan Danylo appointed Bishop of Parma of the Ukrainians". Byzantine Catholic Church in America. Retrieved 2014-12-09.
  2. "Ukrainian Diocese of Saint Josaphat in Parma". Giga Catholic. Retrieved 2014-12-09.
  3. "Bishop Bohdan John Danylo". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-12-09.

Episcopal succession

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Saint Josaphat in Parma
2014-Present
Succeeded by
incumbent