Cornelius Pasichny


Cornelius John Pasichny was the Eparch of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saskatoon and of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Toronto and Eastern Canada in Canada.

Early life

Bishop Pasichny was born on 27 March 1927 in Winnipeg, Canada. At age 15 he joined the Order of St Basil the Great, and after novitiate studied philosophy and theology in Canada and then at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome.

Priesthood

Pasichny was ordained as a priest by Bishop Ivan Bucko on 5 July 1953. He continued his studies by obtaining a Licenciate in Philosophy from the Gregorian University the following year.
In November 1995 he was nominated as bishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.