Bishop Basil Takacs (Takach) †

Deceased

Apostolic Exarch of United States of America (Ruthenian), Pennsylvania

Titular Bishop of Zela

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
27 Oct 1879		Born	Vuckovoje, Austria
12 Dec 1902	23.1	Ordained Priest	Priest
20 May 1924	44.6	Appointed	Apostolic Exarch of United States of America (Ruthenian), Pennsylvania
20 May 1924	44.6	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Zela
15 Jun 1924	44.6	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Zela
13 May 1948	68.5	Died	Apostolic Exarch of United States of America (Ruthenian), Pennsylvania

a priest for 45.4 years
a bishop for 23.9 years

Principal Consecrator:
Bishop Bl. Josaphat Joseph Kotsylovsky (Kocylovskyj), O.S.B.M. †
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Dionýz Njarady †
Bishop Giovanni Mele †

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Bishop Basil Takacs (Takach) † (1924)
Bishop Bl. Josaphat Joseph Kotsylovsky (Kocylovskyj), O.S.B.M. † (1917)
Archbishop Andreas Alexander Szeptycki (Sheptytsky), O.S.B.M. † (1899)
Archbishop Julian Kuiłovskyi † (1890)
Sylwester Cardinal Sembratowicz (Sembratovyc) † (1879)
Archbishop Josyf Sembratowicz (Sembratovyc) † (1865)
Archbishop Spyrydon Lytvynovyč (Litwinowicz) † (1857)
Bishop Ioan Lemeni † (1833)
Bishop Samuel Vulcan † (1807)
Bishop Ioan (Janos) Bob (Babb) † (1784)
Bishop Grigore Maior, O.S.B.M. † (1773)
Bishop Basilius Bosicskovich, O.S.B.M. †

Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Archbishop Basil Vladimir Ladyka, O.S.B.M. †
Archbishop Ambrozij Andrew Senyshyn, O.S.B.M. †

Source(s):

b/c2+: Revue des Ordinations Épiscopales, Issue 1924, Number 38

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