Catholic cardinal (1933-2017) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lubomyr Husar MSU (Liubomyr Huzar; 26 February 1933 – 31 May 2017) was the major archbishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Church, a minority church in Ukraine but the largest sui juris Eastern church in full communion with the Holy See.[1]
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| Cardinal, Major Archbishop Emeritus of Kyiv-Galicia | |
| Church | Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Kyiv |
| Province | Kyiv |
| Appointed | 29 August 2005 |
| Term ended | 10 February 2011 |
| Predecessor | Myroslav Lubachivsky |
| Successor | Sviatoslav Shevchuk |
| Other posts | Cardinal-Priest of S. Sofia a Via Boccea |
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| Ordination | 30 March 1958 by Ambrozij Andrew Senyshyn |
| Consecration | 2 April 1976 by Josyf Slipyj |
| Created cardinal | 21 February 2001 by Pope John Paul II |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Lubomyr Lev Luka Husar |
| Born | 26 February 1933 Lwów, Second Polish Republic (present day Ukraine) |
| Died | May 31, 2017 (aged 84) Kniazhychi, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Denomination | Ukrainian Greek Catholic |
| Residence | Kniazhychi, Kyiv Oblast |
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Husar was also a Cardinal of the Catholic Church. After the transfer of the see of Lviv to Kyiv in 2005, he was the Ukrainian Catholic Major Archbishop of Kyiv-Galicia. In February 2011 he became Major Archeparch Emeritus after he resigned due to ill health.
Husar died on 31 May 2017 following a long-illness in Kniazhychi, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine at the age of 84.[2]
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