Nykyta Budka
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Blessed Nykyta Budka (born June 7, 1877, Dobromirka, Poland, died October 1, 1949, Karaganda, Kazakh SSR.) was the first Ukrainian Canadian bishop of what is now the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Winnipeg. His first name is sometimes written as Nikita or Mykyta.
Budka was ordained as a priest in L'viv, Ukraine in 1905. He was appointed the Bishop for Canada on July 15, 1912 and consecrated on October 14 that year. In 1927, he returned to Ukraine and became vicar general of the Metropolitan Curia in L'viv. He was imprisoned on April 11, 1945 along with other bishops for their faith. He died in in the GULAG on October 1, 1949.
Budka was Beatified as a martyr on June 27, 2001 by Pope John Paul II.
[edit] References
- Pioneer Bishop, Pioneer Times: Nykyta Budka in Canada by Stella Hryniuk
- Profile on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Biography of newly beatified martyrs from Ukrainian Weekly
Categories: 1877 births | 1949 deaths | Canadian bishops | Ukrainian Greek Catholic bishops | Ukrainian Eastern Catholics | Canadian Ukrainian Greek Catholics | Beatified people | Ukrainian victims of Soviet repressions | Canadian victims of Soviet repressions | Eastern Catholic victims of Soviet repressions | Catholic martyrs of Modern Times
