Bishop Ivan Prasko †

Deceased

Bishop Emeritus of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne (Ukrainian), Australia

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
1 May 1914		Born
2 Apr 1939	24.9	Ordained Priest	Priest of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
10 May 1958	44.0	Appointed	Apostolic Exarch of Australia (Ukrainian)
10 May 1958	44.0	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Zygris
19 Oct 1958	44.4	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Zygris
24 Jun 1982	68.1	Appointed	Bishop of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne (Ukrainian), Australia
16 Dec 1992	78.6	Retired	Bishop of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne (Ukrainian), Australia
28 Jan 2001	86.7	Died	Bishop Emeritus of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne (Ukrainian), Australia

MicroData Summary
Ivan Prasko
Bishop Ivan Prasko
(born 1 May 1914, died 28 Jan 2001)
Bishop Emeritus of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne

Second Vatican Council: Session One: Council Father
Second Vatican Council: Session Two: Council Father
Second Vatican Council: Session Four: Council Father

Event Place
Birth Place Zbaraz, Archeparchy of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
Ordained Bishop St. Patrick's, Cathedral, Melbourne, Archdiocese of Melbourne

a priest for 61.8 years
a bishop for 42.2 years

Ordained Priest by:
Bishop Dionisije Njaradi †
Bishop of Križevci (Kreutz) (Križevci)
Principal Consecrator:
Archbishop Maxim (Maksym) Hermaniuk, C.Ss.R. †
Archbishop of Winnipeg (Ukrainian), Manitoba
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Archbishop Ivan Bučko (Buchko) †
Titular Archbishop of Leucas
Bishop Isidore Borecky †
Bishop of Toronto (Ukrainian)

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Archbishop Maxim (Maksym) Hermaniuk, C.Ss.R. † (1951)
Archbishop of Winnipeg (Ukrainian), Manitoba
Archbishop Basil Vladimir Ladyka, O.S.B.M. † (1929)
Titular Archbishop of Martyropolis
Bishop Konštantín Bohačevskyj † (1924)
Titular Bishop of Amisus
Bishop Bl. Josaphat Joseph Kocylovskyj (Kotsylovsky), O.S.B.M. † (1917)
Bishop of Przemyśl, Sambor, et Sanok (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

Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Bishop Stepan Chmil, S.D.B. † (1977)
Bishop Ivan Choma † (1977)
Lubomyr Cardinal Husar, M.S.U. † (1977)

External Link(s):

VIAF: 89340843
WikiData: Q543973

Source(s):

d: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 166, Necrology (back)
c1/opd: CB, 12 Jan 2015
ob/c2+: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 27, Number 1,549
b/c2+: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1958, Number 86

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