John Bilock
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Most Reverend John M. Bilock |
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| Auxiliary Bishop of Pittsburgh | |
| Church | Ruthenian Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Titular See of Pergamum |
| Appointed | March 1, 1973 |
| In office | May 15, 1973 - September 8, 1994 |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | February 3, 1946 |
| Consecration | May 15, 1973 by Stephen Kocisko |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 20, 1916 McAdoo, Pennsylvania |
| Died | September 8, 1994 (aged 78) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
John Bilock (June 20, 1916 - September 8, 1994) was a bishop of the Catholic Church in the United States. He served as the Auxiliary Bishop of Byzantine Catholic Archeparchy of Pittsburgh from 1973 to 1994.
Born in McAdoo, Pennsylvania, John Michael Bilock was educated at St. Procopius College and Seminary in Lisle, Illinois. He was ordained a priest on February 3, 1946.
Bilock's pastoral assignments as a priest included St. John the Baptist in Hazleton, Pennsylvania and St. John Chrysostom in Pittsburgh. In 1955 he became the personal secretary of Bishop Nicholas Elko as well as the secretary to the Board of Consultors. A year later he became a consultor, and on May 7, 1957 he was named a Papal Chamberlain, with the title of Monsignor, by Pope Pius XII. In 1963 Bilock was appointed the rector of St. John the Baptist Cathedral in Munhall, Pennsylvania. Six years later he was named vicar general of the archeparchy, and he was made a Prelate of Honor by Pope Paul VI.
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