Death of Most Rev. Basil Filevich, Ukrainian Bishop Emeritus of Saskatoon
Friday, April 21 2006|
Born in 1918 in Stryj, Alberta, he was ordained to the priesthood on 12 April 1942. Named Ukrainian Eparchial Bishop of Saskatoon by Pope John Paul II on 5 December 1983, he was ordained Bishop on 27 February 1984. He retired on 6 November 1995, after the Holy Father had accepted his resignation. Prayers will be held on Wednesday, 26 April 2006, at 7:00 p.m., at St. George Cathedral in Saskatoon. Funeral services will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, 27 April 2006. |
(CCCB Ottawa)…Most Reverend Basil Filevich, Ukrainian Bishop emeritus of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, died 20 April at the age of 88.
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