Stephen Soroka is a Canadian

Canada

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 prelate

Prelate

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 of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church

Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church

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, currently serving as Archbishop of Philadelphia

Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia

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 in the United States

United States

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.

He was born to Ivan (1920-1993) and Anna (née Galek, 1920-1973) Soroka in Winnipeg

Winnipeg

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, where his family had immigrated

Immigration

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 that same year. After studying at the Catholic University of America

The Catholic University of America

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, the University of Manitoba

University of Manitoba

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, and St. Josaphat Seminary

Seminary

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, Soroka was ordained

Holy Orders

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 to the priesthood

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 by Archbishop Maxim Hermaniuk

Maxim Hermaniuk

Maxim Hermaniuk, OC, STD, c.ss.r. was the Ukrainian Catholic Archbishop of Winnipeg.Born in Nove Selo near Horodok in western Ukraine, he was ordained a Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer in 1938. In 1956, he was appointed Ukrainian Catholic Archbishop of Winnipeg by Pope Pius XII...

, CSSR

Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer

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, on June 13, 1982. He then served as Vice-Chancellor

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 (1985-1994) and Chancellor (1994-1996) of Winnipeg

Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Winnipeg

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, along with doing pastoral

Parish (Catholic Church)

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 work.

On March 29, 1996, Soroka was appointed Titular Bishop

Titular bishop

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 of Acarassus and Auxiliary Bishop

Auxiliary bishop

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 and Vicar General

Vicar general

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 of Winnipeg. He received his episcopal consecration

Bishop (Catholic Church)

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 on the following June 13 from Archbishop Michael Bzdel, CSSR, with Bishops Cornelius Pasichny, OSBM

Order of Saint Basil the Great

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, and Wolodymyr Paska serving as co-consecrators

Consecrator

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, in the Cathedral

Cathedral

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of Ss. Vladimir and Olga.