Peter Stasiuk

Peter Stasiuk

Eparchial Bishop of Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne
ChurchUkrainian Greek Catholic Church
Appointed16 December 1992
Term ended15 January 2020
PredecessorIvan Prasko
SuccessorMykola Bychok
Other post(s)Director of the St. Volodymyr's College in Roblin (1981–1993)
Orders
Ordination2 Jul 1967 (Priest)
by Maxim Hermaniuk
Consecration9 Mar 1993 (Bishop)
by Maxim Hermaniuk
Personal details
Born(1943-07-16)16 July 1943
Died13 August 2025(2025-08-13) (aged 82)
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Peter Stasiuk, C.Ss.R. (Ukrainian: Петро Стасюк; 16 July 1943 – 13 August 2025) was an Australian Ukrainian Greek Catholic hierarch. He served as the second Eparchial Bishop of Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne from 16 December 1992 until 15 January 2020.

Biography

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Stasiuk was born in Roblin, Manitoba, Canada, to a family of ethnic Ukrainian Greek-Catholics in Canada. After attending the Eastern Redemptorists' minor seminary, he joined the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer in 1960, where he made his profession on 28 August 1962 and his solemn profession on 28 August 1965. Stasiuk was ordained as a priest on 2 July 1967, after studies at the Saint Paul University in Ottawa, Canada. Then he continued his studies at another Canadian university, the University of Ottawa and in France at the François Rabelais University in Tours.[1]

After returning from studies, he had various pastoral assignments and served as parish assistant, professor, superior and director at the Redemptorist Institutes in Canada. From 1981 until 1993 he was a rector of the Saint Vladimir's College.[1]

On 16 December 1992 Fr. Stasiuk was nominated by Pope John Paul II and on 9 March 1993 consecrated to the Episcopate as the second eparchial bishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne. The principal consecrator was Metropolitan Maxim Hermaniuk, the retired head of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Winnipeg.[2]

Stasiuk died at the Holy Family house in Winnipeg, Canada, on 13 August 2025, at the age of 82.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "ПЕТРО (СТАСЮК)". risu.org.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Bishop Peter Stasiuk, C.SS.R." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Відійшов до вічності владика Петро Стасюк". the UGCC Synod Website (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 14 August 2025.
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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne
1992–2020
Succeeded by