Stephen Sulyk

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Stephen Sulyk (Ukrainian: Стефа́н Су́лик; October 2, 1924 – April 6, 2020)[1] was a Ukrainian-American hierarch who was an archbishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. He died from complications brought on by COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Biography

Sulyk was born in the Ukrainian village of Balnica, Poland. On March 1, 1981, Sulyk was appointed Archbishop of Philadelphia. On February 27, 2001, he was succeeded by Stefan Soroka as Archbishop of Philadelphia.[2][3]

On April 5, 2020, Sulyk was taken to hospital due to COVID-19[4] where he died in April 2020, at the age of 95.[5]

References

  1. 1."Сулик, Стефан - Українська Католицька енциклопедія". catholicencyclopedia.in.ua. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  2. 2.Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Stephen Sulyk [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  3. 3."Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia". www.ukrarcheparchy.us. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  4. 4.Archbishop Stephen Sulyk, 95, Has Coronavirus
  5. 5.Archbishop Stephen Sulyk, Metropolitan emeritus of the Philadelphia Archeparchy, passed away earlier today.