Augustine Eugene Hornyak,

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(1919–2003) was the first

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of the Apostolic Exarchate for Ukrainians in Great Britain. He was one of the few English and Ukrainian bishops to attend the

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Early life

Augustine Hornyak was born on 7 October 1919 in Kucura,

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in the

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. In 1940, Bishop

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persuaded Hornyak to train for the priesthood and, in 1940, Hornyak was sent by the bishop to study in

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, at the Pontifical Ruthenian College of St. Josaphat's.

Priesthood

Hornyak was ordained as a priest by Bishop Ivan Buchko on 25 March 1945. Because Hornyak was unable to return to Yugoslavia, he continued his studies at Propaganda Fide University, obtaining postgraduate degrees in

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and Theology. Following advice from Bishop Narjadi and Daniel Ivancho, he served the Ruthenian Eparchy of Pittsburgh as a priest and as professor of Canon Law and Sacred Theology. In 1956, Hornyak entered the Order of St Basil the Great. He made his Solemn Profession of Monastic Vows in 1960. He died on 16 November 2003 in London, but was buried in his place of birth, Kucura, now in

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External links

GCatholic.org information
* Information page about Bishop Hornyak from the St Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church website
Obituary of Bishop Hornyak from Times Online
1919 births 2003 deaths Bishops of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church British Eastern Catholics British people of Ukrainian descent Order of Saint Basil the Great Participants in the Second Vatican Council Roman Catholic bishops in Yugoslavia Eastern Catholic bishops in the United Kingdom {{UkrainianGreekCatholic-bishop-stub

Early life

Priesthood

See also

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