Bishop Grygory Balahurak, O.S.B.M. †

Deceased

Auxiliary Bishop of Stanislaviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
5 Jul 1909		Born
6 Sep 1925	16.1	Entered	Member of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great)
1 May 1927	17.8	Professed	Member of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great)
16 Dec 1934	25.4	Solemn Vows	Member of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great)
21 May 1936	26.8	Ordained Priest	Priest of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great)
Apr 1945³	35.7	Ordained Bishop	Auxiliary Bishop of Stanislaviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
2 Oct 1965	56.2	Died	Auxiliary Bishop of Stanislaviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine

Note(s): ³ Day Uncertain

MicroData Summary
Grygory Balahurak
Bishop Grygory Balahurak O.S.B.M.
(born 5 Jul 1909, died 2 Oct 1965)
Auxiliary Bishop of Stanislaviv

Event Place
Birth Place Stanislaviv, Eparchy of Stanislaviv (Ukrainian)
Ordained Bishop (In Secret)
Death Place Prison, Korkino, Siberia, Russian Federation

a priest for 29.3 years
a bishop for 20.5 years

Ordained Priest by:
Bishop Bl. Josaphat Joseph Kocylovskyj (Kotsylovsky), O.S.B.M. †
Bishop of Przemyśl, Sambor, et Sanok (Ukrainian)
Principal Consecrator:
Bishop Bl. Hryhoriy (Grigorij) Khomyshyn (Chomyszyn) †
Bishop of Stanislaviv (Ukrainian)

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Bishop Bl. Hryhoriy (Grigorij) Khomyshyn (Chomyszyn) † (1904)
Bishop of Stanislaviv (Ukrainian)
Archbishop Andrij Aleksander Šeptycki (Sheptyskyi), O.S.B.M. † (1899)
Archbishop of Lviv (Ukrainian)
Archbishop Julian Kuiłovskyi † (1890)
Archbishop of Lviv (Ukrainian)
Archbishop Sylwester Sembratowicz (Sembratovyc) † (1879)
Archbishop of Lviv (Ukrainian)
Archbishop Josyf Sembratowicz (Sembratovyc) † (1865)
Archbishop of Lviv (Ukrainian)
Archbishop Spyrydon Lytvynovyč (Litwinowicz) † (1857)
Archbishop of Lviv (Ukrainian)
Bishop Ioan Lemeni † (1833)
Bishop Emeritus of Făgăraş (Romanian)
Bishop Samuel Vulcan † (1807)
Bishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino} (Romanian)
Bishop Ioan (Janos) Bob (Babb) † (1784)
Bishop of Făgăraş (Romanian)
Bishop Grigore Maior, O.S.B.M. † (1773)
Bishop Emeritus of Făgăraş (Romanian)
Bishop Vasilije Božičković (Bosicskovich), O.S.B.M. † (1759)
Titular Bishop of Diocletianopolis in Palaestina
Bishop Mihály Emánuel Olsavszky, O.S.B.M. † (1743)
Titular Bishop of Rhosus
Bishop Ioan Inocențiu Klein (Micu), O.S.B.M. † (1730)
Bishop of Făgăraş (Romanian)
Bishop György (Hennadiy) Bizánczy (Bizantsiy) † (1716)
Titular Bishop of Sebastopolis in Armenia
Archbishop Lev (Luka) Kiszka (Kyška), O.S.B.M. † (1711)
Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian)
Archbishop Jurij Havryjil (Jerzy) Vynnyc’kyj (Winnicki), O.S.B.M. † (1700)
Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian)
Archbishop Lew Ślubičz Załęnski, O.S.B.M. † (1678)
Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian)
Archbishop Kyprian Żochowski (Zhokhovskyj), O.S.B.M. † (1671)
Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian)
Archbishop Gabriel (Havrylo) Kolenda, O.S.B.M. † (1652)
Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian)
Archbishop Anastazy Antoni Seljava (Sielawa), O.S.B.M. † (1624)
Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian)
Archbishop Yosyf Ivan Veliamyn-Rutskyi, O.S.B.M. † (1613)
Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian)
Archbishop Hipacy (Ipatij) Pociej (Potij) † (1593)
Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian)
Archbishop Mychajlo Rohoza † (1589)
Archbishop
[Greek Orthodox Patriarch Jeremias II Tranos] †
Patriarch

External Link(s):

WikiData: Q11710197

Source(s):

ob/c2: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 187, Number 15,265
b/c2: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1945, Number 18
bp/prof/op/c1: CB, 25 Feb 2015
sole: CB, 1 Dec 2016
bpd/ente: CB, 9 Jul 2024

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