Andrew Roborecki

Andrew Roborecki DD (born December 12, 1910 in Welyki Mosty , Ukraine , † October 24, 1982 in Toronto , Canada ) was the first Ukrainian Greek Catholic bishop of Saskatoon in Canada.

Life

Andrew Roborecki came to Canada from the Ukraine with his parents Jacob and Anastasia Roberecki when he was just under three years old. After studying in Winnipeg and Toronto , he was ordained a priest on July 18, 1934 by Archbishop Basil Ladyka OSBM ( Erzeparchie Winnipeg ) . After serving as a pastor in Winnipeg, Dauphin, and Roblin , he was called to pastor the St. Josaphat Congregation in Winnipeg and stayed there for fourteen years.

On February 14, 1948, Roborecki was called to serve as auxiliary bishop in central Canada and was appointed titular bishop of Tanais . On 27 May 1948 he Archbishop Basil Ladyka and dedicated co-consecrators Archbishop Constantine Bohacewskyi ( Apostolic Exarch of the United States ) and Bishop Neil Nicholas Savaryn OSBM ( Apostolic Exarch of Western Canada ) bishop. On March 10, 1951, Pope Pius XII appointed him . (1939–1958) as Apostolic Exarch of the newly founded Apostolic Exarchate Saskatoon.

His first task was to establish a church hierarchy and to ensure coordination work between the various institutions and organizations of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in the Saskatoon diocese . For this he called the first church parliament to Saskatoon and established a church council. In 1956 Roborecki was appointed the first bishop of the diocese of Saskatoon, now elevated to an eparchy. Bishop Roborecki was a participant in the four sessions of the Second Vatican Council (1962–1965) and co-consecrator with Bishop Demetrius Martin Greschuk .

Andrew Roborecki Foundation

The Andrew Roborecki Foundation, which was established after his death in 1982, is a charitable organization based in Saskatoon. It is financed through donations , tax payments and membership fees. The “Spiritual Council” is the Bishop of Saskatoon, currently appointed by Bryda Joseph Bayda . The foundation looks after the seminary in Ottawa , Catholic educational institutions and provides financial support for candidates for priesthood .

The Sheptytsky Institute

In September 1977 Pope Paul VI. (1963–1978) called on the eparchies to establish “Religious Education Centers” in their dioceses. Bishop Roborecki accepted this request and founded an episcopal educational institution, which was later named "Sheptytsky Institute" named after Andrei Alexander Scheptyzkyj , the former major archbishop of Lviv and metropolitan of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in Ukraine. The program offers educational opportunities for young people and adults.

Web links

• Apostolic Succession Appointments 1948
• Apostolic Succession - Titular Seats
• Apostolic Succession - Nekrolog 1982
• Entry for Andrew Roborecki on catholic-hierarchy.org

Individual evidence

1. ↑ DD : "Doctor of Divinity", mostly honorary doctoral degrees in theology awarded for special achievements
2. ↑ communities of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in Winnipeg ( English ) archeparchy.ca. Archived from the original on February 26, 2012. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 28, 2012. 
3. ↑ Bishop Andrew Roborecki Foundation Inc. . opencharity.ca. Retrieved on April 28, 2012.  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
4. ^ Sheptytsky Institute . skeparchy.com. Archived from the original on January 22, 2014. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 28, 2012. 

predecessor	Office	successor
---	Bishop of Saskatoon 1956–1982	Basil Filevich