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Ivan Prasko

1914 – 2001

Ukrainian Greek Catholic bishop

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About Ivan Prasko

Lived 1914 – 2001 (aged 86). Ivan Prasko was a Ukrainian, Austrian and Australian catholic priest and catholic bishop.

Ivan Prasko, MBE (1 May 1914 – 28 January 2001) was the eparch of Australia, New Zealand and Oceania for the Ukrainian Catholic Church.

He was born in Zbarazh, Ternopil, Ukraine. He studied at the theological academy in Lviv and then in Rome at the Pontifical College Damascenum and the Pontifical University Urbanianum. He was ordained in Rome on 2 April 1939. He continued his studies at the Pontifical University Gregorianum and at the Pontifical Oriental Institute and was awarded a doctorate in 1943.

Prasko served as pastor of Ss Peter and Paul Church in Melbourne from 1950 to 1958 before being consecrated Exarch of Australia and New Zealand on 17 October 1958. He became eparch of Australia, New Zealand and Oceania, 24 June 1982, when the exarchate was raised to an eparchy. Under his leadership, the Ukrainian Catholic Church served as "the genesis of the Ukrainian community and identity in Australia". For his efforts in community building, he was appointed as a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire.

He participated in the Second Vatican Council as a Council Father in 1960th.

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Important facts

Birth century
Education
Pontifical Oriental Institute
Positions held
Diocesan bishop, Titular bishop
Awards
Member of the Order of the British Empire

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Ivan Prasko's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Ivan Prasko?

Ukrainian Greek Catholic bishop (1914-2001)

When was Ivan Prasko born?

Ivan Prasko was born on 1 May 1914 in Zbarazh.

When did Ivan Prasko die?

Ivan Prasko died on 28 January 2001 in Melbourne.

What was Ivan Prasko's occupation?

Ivan Prasko was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.

What nationality was Ivan Prasko?

Ivan Prasko was Ukrainian, Austrian and Australian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Ivan Prasko

· Wikidata: Q543973

· DBpedia: Ivan Prasko

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