Neil Savaryn, O.S.B.M. | |
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| Eparchial Bishop of Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Edmonton | |
| Church | Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church |
| Appointed | 19 January 1948 (as Apostolic Exarch) 3 November 1956 (as Eparchial Bishop) |
| Term ended | 8 January 1986 |
| Predecessor | New Creation |
| Successor | Demetrius Greschuk |
| Other post(s) | Titular Bishop of Ios (1943–1956), Auxiliary Bishop of Apostolic Exarchate of Canada (1943–1948) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 23 August 1931 (Priest) by Bl. Josaphat Kotsylovsky |
| Consecration | 1 July 1943 (Bishop) by Basil Ladyka, James Charles McGuigan, Ambrose Senyshyn |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mykola Vasylyovych Savaryn 19 May 1905 |
| Died | January 8, 1986 (aged 80) Edmonton, Canada |
Neil Nicholas Savaryn, O.S.B.M. (Ukrainian: Ніл Микола Саварин; 19 May 1905 in Staryi Sambir, Austro-Hungarian Empire (present-day Lviv Oblast, Ukraine) – 8 January 1986 in Edmonton, Canada) was a Ukrainian-born Canadian Ukrainian Greek Catholic hierarch. He served as the titular bishop of Ios and auxiliary bishop of Apostolic Exarchate of Canada from 3 April 1943 until 19 January 1948 and as the first eparchial bishop of Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Edmonton from 19 January 1948 until his death on 8 January 1986 (until 10 March 1951 with title of Apostolic Exarch of Western Canada and until 3 November 1956 with title of Apostolic Exarch of Edmonton).