Innocent Hilarion Lotocky
Innocent Hilarion Lotocky OSBM (born November 3, 1915 in Stari Petlykiwzi , Austria-Hungary , today Ternopil Oblast , Ukraine ; † July 4, 2013 in Chicago , USA ) was Bishop of Saint Nicolas of Chicago of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in the United States States .
Life
Innocent Hilarion Lotocky joined the religious order of the Basilians and was ordained a priest on November 24, 1940 .
Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Saint Nicolas of Chicago on December 22, 1980. The Grand Archbishop of Lviv , Cardinal Jossyf Ivanovič Slipyj , consecrated him on March 1st of the following year; Co- consecrators were Basil Harry Losten , Bishop of Stamford , and Neil Nicholas Savaryn OSBM, Bishop of Edmonton .
On July 2, 1993, Pope John Paul II accepted his age-related resignation.
Web links
- Entry on Innocent Hilarion Lotocky on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved July 5, 2013.
- Most Reverend Innocent H. Lotocky, OSBM (English)
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Jaroslav Gabro |
Bishop of Saint Nicolas of Chicago 1980-1993 |
Michael Wiwchar CSsR |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lotocky, Innocent Hilarion |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lotocky, Innocent; Lotocky, Innocent Hilarion OSBM (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American clergyman, Bishop of Saint Nicolas of Chicago |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 3, 1915 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stari Petlykiwzi , Austria-Hungary , today Ternopil Oblast , Ukraine |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th July 2013 |
| Place of death | Chicago , USA |