Wolodymyr Paska

Walter Paska (November 29, 1923 – August 16, 2008) was a bishop of the Catholic Church in the United States. He served as the Auxiliary Bishop of Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia from 1992 to 2000.

Early life and education Born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Wolodymyr Walter Paska was educated at St. Basil College Seminary in Stamford, Connecticut, and St. Charles Seminary in Catonsville, Maryland. He was ordained a priest for the Archeparchy of Philadelphia on June 2, 1947. He went on to earn a master's degree in medieval English literature from Fordham University in 1952 and a doctorate in canon law from The Catholic University of America School of Canon Law in 1975.

Priesthood Paska had a varied career after ordination to the priesthood. He taught at St. Basil Prep and College. He held pastoral assignments in Brooklyn, New York; Elizabeth, New Jersey; Hempstead, New York; Stamford, Connecticut; Chester, Pennsylvania; Cherry Hill, New Jersey, and Williamstown, New Jersey. Paska served as rector of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Philadelphia from 1992 to 2001.