John Stock (bishop)

Most Reverend
John Stock
Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia
Church Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
See Titular Bishop of Pergamum
Appointed January 11, 1971
In office May 25, 1971 - June 29, 1972
Orders
Ordination December 4, 1943
Consecration May 25, 1971
by Ambrozij Andrew Senyshyn, O.S.B.M.
Personal details
Born July 5, 1918
St. Clair, Pennsylvania
Died June 29, 1972(1972-06-29) (aged 53)

John Stock (July 5, 1918 June 29, 1972) is a bishop of the Catholic Church in the United States. He served as the Auxiliary Bishop of Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia from 1971 to 1972.

Biography

Born in St. Clair, Pennsylvania, Stock was ordained a priest for the Archeparchy of Philadelphia on December 4, 1943. Pope Paul VI named him as the Titular Bishop of Pergamum and Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia (Ukrainian) on January 11, 1971. He was ordained a bishop by Archbishop Ambrozij Andrew Senyshyn, O.S.B.M. on May 25, 1971. The principal co-consecrators were Bishops Jaroslav Gabro of Chicago and Michael Dudick of the Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Passaic. He died the following year on June 29, 1972 at the age of 53.[1][2]

References

  1. "Bishop John Stock". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
  2. "Bishops who are not Ordinaries of Sees". Giga Catholic. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Monday, December 29, 2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.