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Andrés Sapelak
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Andrés Sapelak, S.D.B. (Ukrainian: Андрій Михайлович Сапеляк; Polish: Andrzej Sapelak; December 13, 1919 – November 6, 2017) was an Argentinian hierarch of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. At the time of his death he was the oldest bishop in this Eastern Catholic Church.
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Andrés Sapelak, S.D.B. | |
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Bishop of Eparchy of Santa María del Patrocinio en Buenos Aires | |
Church | Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church |
See | Eparchy of Santa María del Patrocinio en Buenos Aires |
In office | 1968 - 1997 |
Predecessor | new creation |
Successor | Miguel Mykycej |
Other post(s) | Auxiliary Bishop for Ordinariate for Eastern Rites (1961–1968) |
Orders | |
Ordination | June 29, 1949 by Ivan Buchko |
Consecration | October 15, 1961 by Ivan Buchko |
Personal details | |
Born | (1919-12-13)13 December 1919 |
Died | 6 November 2017(2017-11-06) (aged 97) Vynnyky, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine |
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