Borys Gudziak

Most Reverend Metropolitan-Archbishop

Borys Gudziak
Metropolitan Archbishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia
Church
ArchdioceseArcheparchy of Philadelphia
AppointedFebruary 18, 2019
InstalledJune 4, 2019
PredecessorStefan Soroka
Other post(s)
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination26 November 1998
by Sofron Stefan Mudry
Consecration26 August 2012
by Patriarch Sviatoslav Shevchuk
Personal details
Born
Borys Andrij Gudziak

(1960-11-24) 24 November 1960 (age 64)
Education
MottoΕυχαριστώ (Greek for 'Thank You'; stands for both the Eucharistic sacrifice and gratitude for the grace and generosity of God)[1]
Coat of armsBorys Gudziak's coat of arms
Ordination history
History
Diaconal ordination
Ordained byLubomyr Husar
Date14 August 1998
Priestly ordination
Ordained bySofron Mudry
Date26 November 1998
PlaceSt. George's Cathedral, Lviv, Archeparchy of Lviv, Ukraine
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorSviatoslav Shevchuk
Co-consecrators
Date26 August 2012
PlaceSt. George's Cathedral, Lviv, Archeparchy of Lviv, Ukraine
Styles of
Borys Gudziak
Reference style
Spoken styleHis Grace
Religious styleMetropolitan

Borys Andrij Gudziak[a] (born 24 November 1960) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church serving, since 2019, as the Metropolitan-Archbishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia. He founded the Institute of Church History and served as the rector and president of the Ukrainian Catholic University. Gudziak has authored and edited several books on church history, theology, modern church life, and higher education reforms.

  1. ^ "Archeparchy of Philadelphia: Metropolitan". Archeparchy of Philadelphia. Archived from the original on 26 December 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2024.


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