Vasyl Velychkovsky

Ukrainian Greek-Catholic bishop and martyr (1903–1973)
Person Human Q48682

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[18]
Date of birth
June 1, 1903
Date of death
June 30, 1973
Place of birth
Ivano-Frankivsk
Place of death
Winnipeg
Languages spoken, written or signed
Ukrainian
Canonization status
blessed, Catholic saint[19][20]
Consecrator
Josyf Slipyj
Feast day
June 30
Place of burial
Winnipeg[9]
🏷️ Also known as
en Vasyl Velychkovsky en Vasyl Vsevolod Velychkovsky cs Vasyl Velyčkovskyj de Wassyl Welytschkowskyj hu Vaszil Velicskovszkij hu Vaszil Volodimirovics Velicskovszkij it Basilio Velyckovskyj it Vasyl' Velyčkovs'kyj nl Basilius Velytsjkovskyj pl Wasyl Wełyczkowski pl Bazyli Wełyczkowski ru Василий Величковский ru Василий Владимирович Величковский ru Василь (Величковский) ru Величковский, Василий uk Василій uk Василь (Величковський) uk Василь Величковський uk Величковський Василій uk Величковський Василь
🔖 Identifiers · 18
VIAF cluster ID
48575920
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n2001087078
Catholic Hierarchy person ID
vely
Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine ID
33381
FAST ID
466171
Find a Grave memorial ID
29891041
Freebase ID
/m/02w2xyx
GCatholic person ID
12067
Geni profile ID
5659604921100103257
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Parsifal cluster ID
779525
Prabook ID
2276558
Rodovid ID
416495
Santiebeati ID
90036
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJcc9V7QJCBVXrThFTB773
Ökumenisches Heiligenlexikon ID
B/Basilius_Velyckovskyj.html

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Consecrator 1
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Place of birth 1
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Summary

Vasyl Velychkovsky's place of birth was Ivano-Frankivsk[1]. He was born on June 1, 1903[2]. He died in Winnipeg[3]. He died on June 30, 1973[4]. He worked as a Greek-Catholic priest[5], Catholic priest[6], Catholic deacon[7], and Catholic bishop[8].

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Career and Affiliations

Positions held include abbot[13], an ecclesiastical occupation[24]; catholic eparch[14], a Catholic vocation[25]; and auxiliary bishop[15], a Roman Catholic episcopal title[26].

Personal Life

Religious affiliations include Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church[16], a Catholic particular church sui iuris[27], in Ukraine[28], headquartered in Kyiv[29] and Catholic Church[17], a Christian denomination[30], in Vatican City[31], founded in 0001[32], headquartered in Vatican City[33].

FAQs

Where was Vasyl Velychkovsky born?

Born in Ivano-Frankivsk[1].

Where did Vasyl Velychkovsky die?

Vasyl Velychkovsky died in Winnipeg[3].

What did Vasyl Velychkovsky do for work?

Vasyl Velychkovsky worked as Greek-Catholic priest[5], Catholic priest[6], Catholic deacon[7], and Catholic bishop[8].

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  1. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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