Lubomyr Husar
His Eminent Beatitude
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| Cardinal, Major Archbishop Emeritus of Kiev-Galicia | |
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| Church | Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Kyiv |
| Province | Kyiv |
| Appointed | 29 August 2005 |
| Term ended | 10 February 2011 |
| Predecessor | Myroslav Lubachivsky |
| Successor | Sviatoslav Shevchuk |
| Other posts | Cardinal-Priest of S. Sofia a Via Boccea |
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| Ordination | 30 March 1958 by Ambrozij Andrew Senyshyn |
| Consecration | 2 April 1976 by Josyf Slipyj |
| Created Cardinal | 21 February 2001 by Pope John Paul II |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
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| Birth name | Lubomyr Lev Luka Husar |
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26 February 1933 Lwów, Second Polish Republic (present day Ukraine) |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Denomination | Ukrainian Greek Catholic |
| Residence | Kniazhychi, Kyiv Oblast |
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| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
Lubomyr Husar MSU (Ukrainian: Любомир Гузар, Liubomyr Huzar; born 26 February 1933) is the major archbishop emeritus of the Ukrainian Catholic Church, a minority church in Ukraine but the largest sui juris Eastern church in full communion with the Holy See. He is also a Cardinal of the Catholic Church. After the transfer of the see of Lviv to Kyiv in 2005, he was the Ukrainian Catholic Major Archbishop of Kiev-Galicia. In February 2011 he became Major Archeparch Emeritus after he resigned due to ill health.
Born in Lviv, Husar fled with his parents in 1944 during World War II. They briefly lived in Salzburg, Austria, then emigrated to the United States in 1949.
From 1950 to 1954 he studied at St. Basil College Seminary in Stamford, Connecticut. He studied at The Catholic University of America and Fordham University in the United States, and was ordained a priest on 30 March 1958 for the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Stamford.
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