Ivan Prasko
Iwan Prasko ( Ukrainian : Іва́н Прашко́), (born May 1, 1914 in Sbarasch , Ukraine ; † January 28, 2001 in Melbourne , Australia ) was the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Bishop of Melbourne . Its jurisdictions included Australia, New Zealand, and Oceania.
Life
Prasko began his studies at the Theological Academy in Lviv . He then went to Rome and continued his education at the Pontifical College Damascenum and the Pontifical Urbanianum University. He was ordained a priest on April 2, 1939, also in Rome . He then began postgraduate studies at the Pontifical Gregorian University and received his doctorate in 1943 at the Pontifical Oriental Institute . From 1950 to 1958 he was pastor in Saint Peter and Paul in Melbourne.
On May 10, 1958 he was appointed Apostolic Exarch of Australia and Titular Bishop of Zygris . The episcopal ordination received his Archbishop Maxim Hermaniuk CSsR of Winnipeg on October 19, 1958. co-consecrators were Archbishop Ivan Bucko , Apostolic Visitor of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in Western Europe , and Bishop Isidore Borecky of Toronto .
Between 1962 and 1965 he was a participant in three sessions of the Second Vatican Council .
On June 24, 1982 he was appointed Bishop of the Eparchy of Saints Peter and Paul in Melbourne . On December 16, 1992, Pope John Paul II accepted his age-related resignation. In recognition of his church activities, he was appointed "Member of the British Empire ( MBE )". His successor was Bishop Peter Stasiuk .
Secret bishops
During the times of political persecution within the Soviet Union "underground bishops were consecrated for the Greek Catholic Church, who ensured the survival of the church until the fall of the regime". These bishops included Stepan Czmil SDB , Iwan Choma and Lyubomyr Cardinal Husar . The appointments of these "underground or secret bishops" were not approved by the Holy See , but were later confirmed. Bishop Prasko is said to have been co-consecrator of these consecrations, although contradicting them.
Web links
- Chronological History of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in Australia ( Memento from May 1, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
- Entry on Ivan Prasko on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Entry on gcatholic.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ukrainian Catholic Parish of Sts Peter and Paul (English)
- ↑ Apostolic Succession - Ukraine: The Church under the Dictatorship in Ukraine
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Prasko, Ivan |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Prasko, Ivan; Іва́н Прашко́ |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Ukrainian Bishop of Melbourne |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 1, 1914 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sbarash , Ukraine |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 28, 2001 |
| Place of death | Melbourne , Australia |