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Robert Mikhail Moskal

Robert Mikhail Moskal

Catholic bishop (1937–2022)


Robert Mikhail Moskal (October 24, 1937 – August 7, 2022) was a bishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in the United States. He served as the first eparch (bishop) of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saint Josaphat in Parma from 1984 to 2009.

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Biography

Born in Carnegie, Pennsylvania, Moskal was ordained a priest for the Archeparchy of Philadelphia on March 25, 1963, by Archbishop Ambrozij Andrew Senyshyn, O.S.B.M. Pope John Paul II named Moskal as the Titular Bishop of Agathopolis and Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia on August 3, 1981. He was ordained a bishop by Archbishop Stephen Sulyk on October 13, 1981. The principal co-consecrators were eparchs Basil Losten of Stamford and Innocent Lotocky, O.S.B.M. of Chicago. Moskal was named the first eparch of Parma on December 5, 1983. He served the eparchy until his resignation was accepted by Pope Benedict XVI on July 29, 2009.[1][2]

He died on August 7, 2022, at the age of 84.[3]

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References

  1. "Bishop Robert Mikhail Moskal". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved February 24, 2014.[self-published source]
  2. "Ukrainian Diocese of Saint Josaphat in Parma". Giga Catholic. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
  3. "Помер перший правлячий архиєрей Пармської єпархії Святого Йосафата владика Роберт Москаль". Синод Єпископів Української Греко-Католицької Церкви (in Ukrainian). August 7, 2022. Retrieved August 7, 2022.

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