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Andrew Roborecki
Eparchial Bishop of Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saskatoon
ChurchUkrainian Greek Catholic Church
Appointed10 March 1951 (as Apostolic Exarch)
3 November 1956 (as Eparchial Bishop)
Term ended24 October 1982
PredecessorNew Creation
SuccessorBasil Filevich
Other post(s)Titular Bishop of Tanais (1948–1956),
Auxiliary Bishop of Apostolic Exarchate of Central Canada (1948–1951)
Orders
Ordination18 July 1934 (Priest)
by Basil Ladyka
Consecration27 May 1948 (Bishop)
by Basil Ladyka
Personal details
BornAndriy Yakovych Roboretskyi
(1910-12-12)12 December 1910
Velyki Mosty, Austro-Hungarian Empire (present day Lviv Oblast, Ukraine)
Died24 October 1982(1982-10-24) (aged 71)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Bishop Andrew J. Roborecki (Ukrainian: Андрій Роборецький; 12 December 1910 in Velyki Mosty, Austro-Hungarian Empire (present day in Chervonohrad Raion, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine) – 24 October 1982 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) was a Ukrainian-born Canadian Ukrainian Greek Catholic hierarch. He served as the Titular Bishop of Tanais and Auxiliary Bishop of Apostolic Exarchate of Central Canada from 14 February 1948 until 10 March 1951 and as the first Eparchial Bishop of Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saskatoon from 10 March 1951 until his death on 24 October 1982 (until 3 November 1956 with title of Apostolic Exarch of Saskatoon).

Life

Bishop Roborecki was born in the family of Yakiv and Anastasiya Roboretskyi in Halychyna, but in 1913 with family moved to Canada, where he grew up. After the school education, he studied philosophy and theology and was ordained as a priest on July 18, 1934.

After that he had a various pastoral assignments and served as parish priest in the parishes of Apostolic Exarchate of Canada.

On February 14, 1948, Fr. Roborecki was nominated by Pope Pius XII and on May 27, 1948 consecrated to the Episcopate as the Titular Bishop of Tanais and Auxiliary Bishop of Apostolic Exarchate of Central Canada. The principal consecrator was Archbishop Basil Ladyka.

Bishop Roborecki died on October 24, 1982, in the age 71, while participated in a one conference in Toronto.

References

  1. ^ Блажейовський, Дмитро (1996). Ієрархія Київської Церкви (861—1996) (in Ukrainian). Львів: Каменяр. p. 352.
  2. ^ "Bishop Andrew J. Roborecki †". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded byJoseph Tsui Shou-hsün Titular Bishop of Tanais
1948–1956
Succeeded byRaúl Francisco Primatesta
New title Eparchial Bishop of Saskatoon
(until 1956 as Apostolic Exarch)

1951–1982
Succeeded byBasil Filevich
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