Josyf Cardinal Slipyj †

Deceased

Major Archbishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine

Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Atanasio

Apostolic Exarch of Great Ukraine (Byzantine)

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
17 Feb 1892		Born
21 Sep 1917	25.5	Ordained Deacon	Deacon of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
30 Sep 1917	25.6	Ordained Priest	Priest of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
17 Sep 1939	47.5	Appointed	Apostolic Exarch of Great Ukraine (Byzantine)
25 Nov 1939	47.7	Appointed	Coadjutor Archbishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
25 Nov 1939	47.7	Appointed	Titular Archbishop of Serrae
22 Dec 1939	47.8	Ordained Bishop	Titular Archbishop of Serrae
22 Nov 1941	49.7	Confirmed	Apostolic Exarch of Great Ukraine (Byzantine)
1 Nov 1944	52.7	Succeeded	Archbishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
23 Dec 1963	71.8	Appointed	Major Archbishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
22 Feb 1965	73.0	Elevated to Cardinal
25 Feb 1965	73.0	Appointed	Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Atanasio
7 Sep 1984	92.5	Died	Major Archbishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine

MicroData Summary
Josyf Slipyj
Josyf Cardinal Slipyj
(born 17 Feb 1892, died 7 Sep 1984)
Major Archbishop of Lviv

Second Vatican Council: Session Two: Council Father
Second Vatican Council: Session Three: Council Father
Consistory - 1965: Created Cardinal
Second Vatican Council: Session Four: Council Father
Conclave - August 1978: Non-Voting (Age)
Conclave - October 1978: Non-Voting (Age)

Event Place
Birth Place Zazdrist, Archeparchy of Lviv (Ukrainian)
Ordained Bishop Chapel of the Consecrator, Lviv, Archeparchy of Lviv (Ukrainian)
Death Place Roma, Diocese of Roma {Rome}, Italy

a priest for 66.9 years
a bishop for 44.7 years
a cardinal for 19.5 years

Ordained Deacon by:
Archbishop Andrij Aleksander Šeptycki (Sheptyskyi), O.S.B.M. †
Archbishop of Lviv (Ukrainian)
Ordained Priest by:
Archbishop Andrij Aleksander Šeptycki (Sheptyskyi), O.S.B.M. †
Archbishop of Lviv (Ukrainian)
Principal Consecrator:
Archbishop Andrij Aleksander Šeptycki (Sheptyskyi), O.S.B.M. †
Archbishop of Lviv (Ukrainian)
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Bl. Nykyta Budka †
Titular Bishop of Patara
Bishop Bl. Mykola (Nicola) Czarneckyj (Charnetsky), C.Ss.R. †
Titular Bishop of Lebedus

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

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

Ordained Deacon:
Bishop Hlib (Borys Sviatoslav) Lonchyna, M.S.U. (1977)
Ordained Priest:
Bishop Miguel Mykycej, F.D.P. † (1963)
Bishop Hlib (Borys Sviatoslav) Lonchyna, M.S.U. (1977)
Principal Consecrator of:
Bishop Bl. Vasyl Vsevolod Velychkovsky, C.Ss.R. † (1963)
Archbishop Joakim Segedi † (1963)
Bishop Stepan Chmil, S.D.B. † (1977)
Bishop Ivan Choma † (1977)
Lubomyr Cardinal Husar, M.S.U. † (1977)
Archbishop Stephen Sulyk † (1981)
Bishop Innocent Hilarion Lotocky, O.S.B.M. † (1981)
Bishop Michael (Michel) Hrynchyshyn, C.Ss.R. † (1983)
Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Myroslav Ivan Cardinal Lubachivsky † (1979)

External Link(s):

Vatican Library: 495/365593
VIAF: 54944591
WikiData: Q195694

Source(s):

c2+: CB
ob: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 136
b/c2+: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1939, Number 80
c1/name: CB, 16 May 2015
ob/c2/d: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 87, Deceased Cardinals (back)
ab: CB, 28 Apr 2023

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