Bishop Vasile Louis Puscas †

Deceased

Bishop Emeritus of Saint George’s in Canton (Romanian), USA

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
13 Sep 1915		Born
14 May 1942	26.6	Ordained Priest	Priest of Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
Jan 1960³	44.3	Incardinated	Priest of Rockford, Illinois, USA
4 Dec 1982	67.2	Appointed	Apostolic Exarch of United States of America (Romanian)
4 Dec 1982	67.2	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Leuce
26 Jun 1983	67.7	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Leuce
26 Mar 1987	71.5	Appointed	Bishop of Saint George’s in Canton (Romanian), USA
2 Jul 1993	77.8	Retired	Bishop of Saint George’s in Canton (Romanian), USA
3 Oct 2009	94.0	Died	Bishop Emeritus of Saint George’s in Canton (Romanian), USA

Note(s): ³ Day Uncertain

MicroData Summary
Vasile Louis Puscas
Bishop Vasile Louis Puscas
(born 13 Sep 1915, died 3 Oct 2009)
Bishop Emeritus of Saint George’s in Canton

Event Place
Birth Place Aurora, IL, Diocese of Rockford, Illinois
Ordained Priest St. John the Baptist, Cathedral, Munhall, PA, Apostolic Exarchate of United States of America (Ruthenian), Pennsylvania
Ordained Bishop St. John the Baptist, Church, Detroit
Death Place Aurora, IL, Eparchy of Saint George’s in Canton (Romanian)
Buried Place (Original) Saint Michael, Cemetery, Aurora, IL, Eparchy of Saint George’s in Canton (Romanian)

a priest for 67.3 years
a bishop for 26.2 years

Ordained Priest by:
Bishop Basil Takacs (Takach) †
Titular Bishop of Zela
Principal Consecrator:
Bishop Traian Crisan †
Titular Bishop of Drivastum
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Emil John Mihalik †
Bishop of Parma (Ruthenian), Ohio
Bishop Michael Joseph Dudick †
Bishop of Passaic (Ruthenian), New Jersey

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Bishop Traian Crisan † (1982)
Titular Bishop of Drivastum
Pope John Paul II (1958)
(St. Karol Józef Wojtyła †)
Archbishop Eugeniusz Baziak † (1933)
Archbishop of Lviv
Archbishop Bolesław Twardowski † (1919)
Archbishop of Lviv
Archbishop St. Józef Bilczewski † (1901)
Archbishop of Lviv
Bishop Jan Maurycy Pawel Puzyna z Kosielsko † (1886)
Bishop of Kraków
Mieczyslaw Halka Cardinal Ledóchowski † (1861)
Archbishop of Gniezno e Poznań
Camillo Cardinal Di Pietro † (1839)
Cardinal-Priest of San Giovanni a Porta Latina
Chiarissimo Cardinal Falconieri Mellini † (1826)
Archbishop of Ravenna
Pope Leo XII (1794)
(Annibale Francesco Clemente Melchiore Girolamo Nicola della Genga †)
Henry Benedict Mary Clement Cardinal Stuart of York † (1758)
Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
Pope Clement XIII (1743)
(Carlo della Torre Rezzonico †)
Pope Benedict XIV (1724)
(Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini †)
Pope Benedict XIII (1675)
(Pietro Francesco (Vincenzo Maria) Orsini de Gravina, O.P. †)
Paluzzo Cardinal Paluzzi Altieri Degli Albertoni † (1666)
Chamberlain (Camerlengo) of the Apostolic Chamber
Ulderico Cardinal Carpegna † (1630)
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere
Luigi Cardinal Caetani † (1622)
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Pudenziana
Ludovico Cardinal Ludovisi † (1621)
Archbishop of Bologna
Archbishop Galeazzo Sanvitale † (1604)
Archbishop Emeritus of Bari (-Canosa)
Girolamo Cardinal Bernerio, O.P. † (1586)
Cardinal-Bishop of Albano
Giulio Antonio Cardinal Santorio † (1566)
Cardinal-Priest of San Bartolomeo all’Isola
Scipione Cardinal Rebiba †
Titular Patriarch of Constantinople

Ordained Priest:
Bishop John Michael (Ion Mihai) Botean (1986)

Event	Place
Birth Place	Aurora, IL, Diocese of Rockford, Illinois
Ordained Priest	St. John the Baptist, Cathedral, Munhall, PA, Apostolic Exarchate of United States of America (Ruthenian), Pennsylvania
Ordained Bishop	St. John the Baptist, Church, Detroit
Death Place	Aurora, IL, Eparchy of Saint George’s in Canton (Romanian)
Buried Place (Original)	Saint Michael, Cemetery, Aurora, IL, Eparchy of Saint George’s in Canton (Romanian)

External Link(s):

Find a Grave (Grave): 42753963
WikiData: Q438697

Source(s):

d: CB
d: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 200, Necrology (back)
ob/c2+: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 79, Number 6,448
c1: CB, 16 May 2022
bpd/opd/inca/loc: CB, 16 Sep 2024

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