Milan Šašik

Milan Šašik C.M.
Eparch of Mukacheve
Church Ruthenian Catholic Church
Diocese Eparchy of Mukacheve
Appointed 17 March 2010
Predecessor Ivan Semedi
Successor incumbent
Orders
Ordination 6 June 1976 (Priest)
Consecration 6 January 2003 (Bishop)
by John Paul II
Personal details
Born (1952-09-17) 17 September 1952
Lehota, Slovakia
Previous post Apostolic administrator of Mukacheve (since 2002)
Motto Ambassador marry blahovѣstyty nyschymъ - sent me to preach to the poor
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Milan Šašik (September 17, 1952 Lehota, Slovakia) is Bishop of the Eparchy of Mukacheve.

Life

Born on 17 September 1952 in Lehota, Slovakia. After primary and secondary schools in 1971 - 1976 he was student rates philosophy and Theology in the High Seminary in Bratislava.

July 31, 1971 he entered the missionary Congregation of Lazarists. September 27, 1973 has made perpetual vows.

6 June 1976 was ordained a priest. Later served a variety of pastoral work, was originally chaplain, then - the pastor. For permission Vatican, Fr. Milan Shashik served in two ceremonies: the Greek Catholic and the Latin.

In 1990 in 1992, studied at the Pontifical Institute of Spirituality "Teresianum" in Rome and where he received a master's degree.

On October 5, 1992 to 7 July 1998, he worked at the Apostolic Nunciature in Ukraine. Then within a year was director of the novitiate of the Congregation of the Fathers Lazarystiv in Slovakia. In August 2000 he returned to Ukraine and became a pastor in mend and Transcarpathia.

November 12, 2002, the Pope John Paul II appointed Fr. Milan titular bishop Bononiyi, Apostolic Administrator ad nutum Sanctae Sedis Diocese of Mukachevo Greek Catholic Church.

6 January 2003 in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome was episcopal consecration.

In addition to native Slovak has Ukrainian, Italian, Czech, Russian and Polish languages. He is of Ruthenian ethnicity.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Kyic Post: "Greek Catholic bishop: 'Many people have lost their lives for this church'" by Mark Rachkevych November 6, 2015
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