About Basil Filevich
Lived 1918 – 2006 (aged 88). Basil Filevich was a Ukrainian catholic priest and catholic bishop.
Bishop Basil Filevich (; January 13, 1918 – April 20, 2006) was a Canadian Ukrainian Greek Catholic hierarch. He served as the second Eparchial Bishop of Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saskatoon from December 5, 1983, until his retirement on November 6, 1995.
Life Bishop Filevich was born in the family of ethnical Ukrainian Greek-Catholics Omelian and Anna (née Pelakh) Filevich with eight children in Canada. After the school education, he subsequently studied philosophy and theology in the St. Joseph Theological Seminary in Edmonton (1937–1942).
On December 5, 1983, Fr. Filevich was nominated by Pope John Paul II and on February 27, 1984 consecrated to the Episcopate as the second Eparchial Bishop of Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saskatoon. The principal consecrator was Metropolitan Maxim Hermaniuk.
On November 6, 1995, Bishop Filevich retired and died on April 20, 2006, in the age 88.
Memory Bishop Filevich Ukrainian Bilingual School in Saskatoon is named after him.
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Who was Basil Filevich?
Canadian Ukrainian Greek Catholic bishop (1918-2006)
When was Basil Filevich born?
Basil Filevich was born on 13 January 1918 in Stryi.
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Basil Filevich died on 20 April 2006 in Saskatoon.
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Basil Filevich was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
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Basil Filevich was Ukrainian.
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