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Basil Filevich
Eparchial Bishop of Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saskatoon
ChurchUkrainian Greek Catholic Church
Appointed5 December 1983
Term ended6 November 1995
PredecessorAndrew Roborecki
SuccessorCornelius Pasichny
Other post(s)Rector of Cathedral of St. Josaphat in Toronto (1951–1978)
Orders
Ordination17 April 1942 (Priest)
by Basil Ladyka
Consecration27 February 1984 (Bishop)
by Maxim Hermaniuk
Personal details
Born
Basil Filevich

(1918-01-13)13 January 1918
DiedApril 20, 2006(2006-04-20) (aged 88)
Saskatoon, Canada

Bishop Basil Filevich (Ukrainian: Василь Філевич; 13 January 1918 in Stry, Alberta, Canada – 20 April 2006 in Saskatoon, Canada) was a Canadian Ukrainian Greek Catholic hierarch. He served as the second Eparchial Bishop of Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saskatoon from 5 December 1983 until his retirement on 6 November 1995.

Life

Bishop Filevich was born in the family of ethnical Ukrainian Greek-Catholics Omelian and Anna (née Pelakh) Filevich with eight children in Canada. After the school education, he subsequently studied philosophy and theology in the St. Joseph Theological Seminary in Edmonton (1937–1942).[1] Filevich was ordained as a priest on April 17, 1942[2] after completed theological studies.

After that he had a various pastoral assignments and served as parish priest, chancellor and a Rector of Cathedral of St. Josaphat in Toronto (1951–1978). Five last years before his nomination as bishop, in 1978–1983, he served as a parish priest in Thunder Bay, Ontario.[1]

On December 5, 1983, Fr. Filevich was nominated by Pope John Paul II and on February 27, 1984 consecrated to the Episcopate as the second Eparchial Bishop of Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saskatoon. The principal consecrator was Metropolitan Maxim Hermaniuk.[2]

On November 6, 1995 Bishop Filevich retired and died on April 20, 2006 in the age 88.

References

  1. ^ a b Блажейовський, Дмитро (1996). Ієрархія Київської Церкви (861—1996) (in Ukrainian). Львів: Каменяр. p. 352.
  2. ^ a b "Bishop Basil (Wasyl) Filevich (Felivich) †". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Eparchial Bishop of Saskatoon
1983–1995
Succeeded by