Bishop John Bura †

Deceased

Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USA

Titular Bishop of Limisa

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
12 Jun 1944		Born
6 Dec 1970	26.4	Ordained Deacon	Deacon of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USA
14 Feb 1971	26.6	Ordained Priest	Priest of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USA
3 Jan 2006	61.5	Appointed	Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USA
3 Jan 2006	61.5	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Limisa
21 Feb 2006	61.6	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Limisa
29 Jul 2009	65.1	Appointed	Apostolic Administrator of Saint Josaphat in Parma (Ukrainian), USA
4 Nov 2014	70.3	Ceased	Apostolic Administrator of Saint Josaphat in Parma (Ukrainian), USA
15 Nov 2019	75.4	Retired	Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USA
17 Jan 2023	78.5	Died	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USA

MicroData Summary for John Bura
(VIAF: 3117161634376310850008; WikiData: Q106505)
Bishop John Bura (born 12 Jun 1944, died 17 Jan 2023) Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Philadelphia

Ad Limina - May 2012: Bishop

Event Place
Birth Place Wegeleben, Germany
Ordained Priest Immaculate Conception, Cathedral, Philadelphia, Archeparchy of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania
Ordained Bishop Immaculate Conception, Cathedral, Philadelphia, Archeparchy of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania
Death Place Georgetown University, Hospital, Washington, DC, Archeparchy of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania
Buried Place (Original) St. Andrew, Cemetery, Bound Brook, NJ

a priest for 51.9 years
a bishop for 16.9 years

Ordained Deacon by:
Archbishop Ambrozij Andrew Senyshyn, O.S.B.M. †
Archbishop of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania
Ordained Priest by:
Archbishop Ambrozij Andrew Senyshyn, O.S.B.M. †
Archbishop of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania
Principal Consecrator:
Lubomyr Cardinal Husar, M.S.U. †
Major Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian)
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Archbishop Stefan Soroka
Archbishop of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania
Bishop Michael Kuchmiak, C.SS.R. †
Titular Bishop of Agathopolis

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Lubomyr Cardinal Husar, M.S.U. † (1977)
Major Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian)
Josyf Cardinal Slipyj † (1939)
Major Archbishop of Lviv (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) † (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 Josyf Veliamyn Rutski † (1613)
Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian)
Archbishop Hipacy (Ipatij) Pociej (Potij) † (1593)
Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian)
Archbishop Mychajlo Rohoza †
Archbishop

Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Bishop Bohdan John Danylo (2014)

Source(s):

b: Bollettino, 6 Jan 2006
ob: CB
ob/c2+: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 184, Number 15,066
ab: Bollettino, 29 Jul 2009
ob/c2: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 232, Deceased Cardinals (back)
r: Bollettino, 15 Nov 2019
od/c0/loc: CB, 14 Feb 2021
d: CB, 17 Jan 2023

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