Josyf Slipyj
Head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church from 1944 to 1984 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Josyf Slipyi (Ukrainian: Йосиф Сліпий, born as Ukrainian: Йосиф Коберницький-Дичковський, romanized: Yosyf Kobernyts'kyy-Dychkovs'kyy; 17 February 1892 – 7 September 1984) was a Major Archbishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church and a cardinal of the Catholic Church.
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Josyf Slipyi | |
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Cardinal, Metropolitan of Galicia Major Archbishop of Lviv | |
Church | Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church |
Appointed | 1 November 1944 |
Installed | never[lower-alpha 1] |
Term ended | 7 September 1984 |
Predecessor | Andrey Sheptytsky |
Successor | Myroslav Lubachivsky |
Orders | |
Ordination | 30 September 1917 (Priest) |
Consecration | 22 December 1939 (Bishop) by Andrey Sheptytsky |
Created cardinal | 22 February 1965 by Pope Paul VI |
Personal details | |
Born | Йосип Сліпий 17 February 1892 |
Died | 7 September 1984(1984-09-07) (aged 92) Rome, Italy |
Buried | St. George's Cathedral, Lviv 49°50′19.48″N 24°0′46.19″E |
Denomination | Catholicism |
Motto | Per aspera ad astra |
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