Joseph Žuk

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Joseph Zuk (d. February 24, 1934) was bishop of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of North America. He was born in Eastern Galicia. [1] He was educated at the Lviv Seminary and the University of Rome, where he graduated a Doctorate of Divinity. [2] He was at one time Rector of the Lviv Seminary. [2] [3] He moved to the United States in 1922. [1] He was made pastor of St. Nicholas Ukrainian Church in Passaic, New Jersey, in 1923, and was moved to a church in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in January 1924. [4] He was consecrated bishop in 1932, within the American Orthodox Catholic Church by Aftimios Ofiesh. [1] [5]

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  1. 1 2 3 New York Times (February 25, 1934), p. 31.
  2. 1 2 Standard-Speaker (October 6, 1924), p. 11.
  3. ↑ The Tribune (February 27, 1934), p. 22.
  4. ↑ Passaic Daily Herald (January 5, 1924), p. 2.
  5. ↑ Namee, Matthew (2011-03-15). "Bishop Joseph Zuk: A brief biographical overview". Orthodox History. Retrieved 2025-03-07.

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