Roman Danylak

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Roman Danylak, S.T.L., J.U.D. (born December 29, 1930, Toronto, Canada) is a Canadian Ukrainian Catholic bishop. He was ordained to the Catholic priesthood in 1957 and ministered to Ukrainian Catholics in Canada.[1] He received a licentiate of sacred theology from the Pontifical Urbaniana University and a doctorate of canon and civil law from the Pontifical Lateran University.[2] From 1973–1990, Father Danylak served as a consultor to the Pontifical Commission for the Revision of Canon Law for the Eastern Churches.[3]

In 1992, while serving as the rector of St. Josaphat Cathedral and chancellor of the eparchal chancery, he was appointed Apostolic administrator sede plena of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Toranto and titular bishop of Nyssa by Pope John Paul II.[2] His appointment proved controversial, as the incumbent bishop, 81 year-old Isidore Borecky, refused to retire even though he had passed the mandatory retirement age of 75 established by canon law. It was also rumored that Bishop Borechy had requested a coadjutor or auxiliary bishop, not an administrator, and that Father Danylak had not been nominated for the position by the Ukrainian Synod.[4] After six years of conflict between the two bishops, Bishop Lubomyr Husar, Apostolic administrator of Lviv, negotiated a resolution whereby Bishop Borecky retired and Bishop Danylak was reassigned to special duties in Rome, resulting in the vacancy of the Toronto eparchy effective June 24, 1998. Bishop Cornelius Pasichny of Saskatoon was appointed the new bishop on July 1 of that year.[5]

Bishop Danylak is currently serving as a canon of Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome.[6]

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  1. ^ Bishop Roman Danylak. Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved on 2007-04-13.
  2. ^ a b Christopher Guly. "Vatican announces new appointments", The Ukrainian Weekly, January 3, 1993. Retrieved on 2007-04-13. 
  3. ^ Andrij Wynnyckyj. "Interview: The Vatican's administrator for Toronto eparchy", The Ukrainian Weekly, February 7, 1993. Retrieved on 2007-04-13. 
  4. ^ Andrij Wynnyckyj. "Furor erupts in Toronto Eparchy as Rome makes move against bishop", The Ukrainian Weekly, January 31, 1993. Retrieved on 2007-04-13. 
  5. ^ Andrij Kudla Wynnyckyj. "Toronto's Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy subjected to major reassignments", The Ukrainian Weekly, July 19, 1998. Retrieved on 2007-04-13. 
  6. ^ The chapter of Saint Mary Major. The Vatican. Retrieved on 2007-04-13.