Ukrainian Bishop, American ChurchMartha Bohachevsky-Chomiak.

Bohachevsky-Chomiak, Martha,

Ukrainian Bishop, American ChurchMartha Bohachevsky-Chomiak. - Washington, D.C. : The Catholic University of America Press, (c)2018. (Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, (c)2015). - 1 online resource (pages cm)

Includes bibliographies and index.

Introduction: a papal choice and a papal charge -- An embedded priesthood -- Priestly service in times of war -- An unexpected nomination -- Church and society in a new land -- The first steps of a new bishop -- An iconoclastic bishop -- The fayt -- The critical years -- Stable development in unstable times -- Salvation through education -- The second world war -- Growth through tragedy -- The productive 1950s -- Task completed.

"Based on archival sources on two continents, this book details the consolidation of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in the United States through the life of the man primarily responsible for that achievement, Archbishop/Metropolitan Constantine Bohachevsky (1884-1961). It presents an integrated narrative of the Ukrainian Catholic church and its society in the first half of the 20th century"--



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Bohachevsʹkyĭ, Konstantyn, 1884-1961.


Catholic Church--History--United States--20th century.
Ukraïnsʹka katolyt︠s︡ʹka t︠s︡erkva--Bishops--Biography.


Catholics, Ukrainian--History.--United States


Electronic Books.

BX4711 / .U373 2018