Stephen Sulyk (; October 2, 1924 – April 6, 2020) was a Ukrainian-American hierarch who was an archbishop of the
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
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. He died from complications brought on by
COVID-19
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during the
COVID-19 pandemic
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.
Biography
Sulyk was born in the
Ukrainian village of
Balnica, Poland. On March 1, 1981, Sulyk was appointed
Archbishop of Philadelphia. On February 27, 2001, he was succeeded by
Stefan Soroka as Archbishop of Philadelphia.
On April 5, 2020, Sulyk was taken to hospital due to
COVID-19
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where he died in April 2020, at the age of 95.
Archbishop Stephen Sulyk, Metropolitan emeritus of the Philadelphia Archeparchy, passed away earlier today.
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See also
* Catholic Church hierarchy
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* Catholic Church in the United States
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* Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States
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* List of Catholic bishops of the United States
* Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops
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Lists
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Notes
External links
Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia Official Site
1924 births
2020 deaths
People from Sanok County
Lemkos
Eastern Catholic bishops in the United States
Bishops in Pennsylvania
Polish emigrants to the United States
Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Pennsylvania
Archbishops of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
Eastern Catholic archeparchs in North America
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