Bishop Michael Rusnak, C.SS.R. †

Deceased

Bishop Emeritus of Saints Cyril and Methodius of Toronto (Slovak), Canada

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
21 Aug 1921		Born
2 Aug 1942	20.9	Professed	Member of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer
4 Jul 1949	27.8	Ordained Priest	Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer
25 Aug 1964	43.0	Appointed	Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto (Ukrainian), Canada
25 Aug 1964	43.0	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Tzernicus
2 Jan 1965	43.3	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Tzernicus
13 Oct 1980	59.1	Appointed	Bishop of Saints Cyril and Methodius of Toronto (Slovak), Canada
11 Nov 1996	75.2	Retired	Bishop of Saints Cyril and Methodius of Toronto (Slovak), Canada
16 Jan 2003	81.4	Died	Bishop Emeritus of Saints Cyril and Methodius of Toronto (Slovak), Canada

MicroData Summary for Michael Rusnak
(WikiData: Q19296335)
Bishop Michael Rusnak C.SS.R. (born 21 Aug 1921, died 16 Jan 2003) Bishop Emeritus of Saints Cyril and Methodius of Toronto

Second Vatican Council: Session Three: Council Father
Second Vatican Council: Session Four: Council Father

Event Place
Birth Place Beaverdale, PA, Diocese of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Ordained Bishop St-Michel, Cathedral, Toronto, Archdiocese of Toronto, Ontario
Death Place Toronto, Eparchy of Toronto (Ukrainian)

a priest for 53.5 years
a bishop for 38.0 years

Ordained Priest by:
Bishop Bl. Pavel Peter Gojdic, O.S.B.M. †
Bishop of Prešov (Prjašev, Eperjes) (Slovak)
Principal Consecrator:
Bishop Isidore Borecky †
Bishop of Toronto (Ukrainian)
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Nicholas Thomas Elko †
Bishop of Pittsburgh (Ruthenian), Pennsylvania
Bishop Joakim Segedi †
Titular Bishop of Gypsaria

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Bishop Isidore Borecky † (1948)
Bishop of Toronto (Ukrainian)
Bishop Basil Vladimir Ladyka, O.S.B.M. † (1929)
Titular Bishop of Abydus
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) † (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 Michael Joseph Dudick † (1968)
Bishop Emil John Mihalik † (1969)
Bishop Ján Hirka † (1990)
Bishop Milan Chautur, C.SS.R. (1992)

Source(s):

d: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 173, Necrology (back)
c1: CB, 6 Feb 2015
b/c2+: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1965, Number 1

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