Basil Ladyka
| Archbishop Basil Ladyka, O.S.B.M. | |
|---|---|
| Apostolic Exarch of Apostolic Exarchate of Mannitoba | |
| Church | Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church |
| Appointed | 20 May 1929 |
| Term ended | 1 September 1956 |
| Predecessor | Blessed Nykyta Budka |
| Successor | Maxim Hermaniuk |
| Other posts | Titular Bishop of Abydos (1929–1948), Titular Archbishop of Martyropolis (1948–1956) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 4 August 1912 (Priest) by Soter Ortynsky |
| Consecration | 14 July 1929 (Bishop) by Constantine Bohachevsky |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Volodymyr Vasylyovych Ladyka |
| Born |
2 August 1884 Drohobych, Austro-Hungarian Empire (present day Lviv Oblast, Ukraine) |
| Died | September 1, 1956 (aged 72) Winnipeg, Canada |
Archbishop Basil Volodymyr Ladyka, O.S.B.M. (Ukrainian: Василь Володимир Ладика; 2 August 1884 in Drohobych, Austro-Hungarian Empire (present day Lviv Oblast, Ukraine) – 1 September 1956 in Winnipeg, Canada) was a Ukrainian-born Canadian Ukrainian Greek Catholic hierarch. He served as the Head of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church in Canada from 20 May 1929 until his death on 1 September 1956. He had the next titles: Apostolic Exarch of Canada from 20 May 1929 until 19 January 1948, Apostolic Exarch of Central Canada from 19 January 1948 until 10 March 1951; and Apostolic Exarch of Mannitoba from 10 March 1951 until 1 September 1956.
Archbishop Ladyka was born in the family of Vasyl and Kateryna (née Plyauschak) Ladyka in Halychyna. After the school and gymnasium education, he subsequently joined the Order of Saint Basil the Great in 1903, where he made a profession in April 2, 1905 and a solemn profession on August 28, 1909. Ladyka was ordained as a priest on August 4, 1912, after completed philosophical and theological studies in Montreal, Canada, were he lived in the Basilian community from 1909.
After his ordination Fr. Ladyka worked as a missionary in Canada and from 1922 until 1929 served as Hegumen of the monastery in Edmonton.
On May 20, 1929, Fr. Ladyka was nominated by Pope Pius XI and on July 14, 1929 consecrated to the Episcopate as the Titular Bishop of Abydos and the second Apostolic Exarch of Canada. The principal consecrator was Bishop Constantine Bohachevsky.
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