Oleksandr Stoyka
Greek Catholic hierarch
About Oleksandr Stoyka
Lived 1890 – 1943 (aged 52). Oleksandr Stoyka was a Hungarian and Czech catholic priest, politician and greek-Catholic priest.
Oleksandr Stoyka (, , ; 16 October 1890 – 31 May 1943) was a Ruthenian Greek Catholic hierarch. He was bishop of the Ruthenian Catholic Eparchy of Mukacheve from 1932 to 1943.
Born in Karachyn, Austria-Hungary (present day – Ukraine) in 1890, he was ordained a priest on 17 December 1916. He was appointed the Bishop by the Holy See on 3 May 1932. He was consecrated to the Episcopate on 12 July 1932. The principal consecrator was Blessed Bishop Pavel Peter Gojdič, and the principal co-consecrators were Bishop Józef Cársky and Bishop Ivan Bucko.
He died in Uzhhorod on 31 May 1943.
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Who was Oleksandr Stoyka?
Greek Catholic hierarch (1890-1943)
When was Oleksandr Stoyka born?
Oleksandr Stoyka was born on 16 October 1890 in Karachin.
When did Oleksandr Stoyka die?
Oleksandr Stoyka died on 31 May 1943 in Uzhhorod.
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Oleksandr Stoyka was a catholic priest, politician and greek-Catholic priest.
What nationality was Oleksandr Stoyka?
Oleksandr Stoyka was Hungarian and Czech.
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