John Bura

John Bura (born June 12, 1944) is a bishop of the Catholic Church in the United States. He served as the Auxiliary Bishop of Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia from 2006 to 2019. From 2009 to 2014 he served as the Apostolic Administrator of the Eparchy of Saint Josaphat in Parma.

His Grace, The Most Reverend John Bura
Auxiliary Eparch emeritus of Philadelphia Titular Bishop of Limisa
Church	Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
Metropolis	Philadelphia
Appointed	January 3, 2006
Installed	February 21, 2006
Term ended	November 15, 2019
Other posts	Titular Bishop of Limisa
Orders
Ordination	February 14, 1971 by Ambrozij Andrew Senyshyn, O.S.B.M.
Consecration	February 21, 2006 by Lubomyr Husar, Stephen Soroka and Michael Kuchmiak
Personal details
Born	June 12, 1944 Wegeleben, German Reich
Previous post	Apostolic Administrator of the Eparchy of Saint Josaphat in Parma (2009-2014)

Styles of John Bura
Reference style	His Grace The Most Reverend
Spoken style	His Grace
Religious style	Bishop

Biography

Born in Wegeleben, Germany, Bura's family emigrated to Jersey City, New Jersey in 1950.[1] He was educated at St. Basil Minor Seminary in Stamford, Connecticut and The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. He was ordained a priest for the Archeparchy of Philadelphia on February 14, 1971 by Archbishop Ambrozij Andrew Senyshyn, O.S.B.M. As a priest his assignments included being a teacher and Vice-Rector of St. Basil Minor Seminary, Rector of St. Josaphat Seminary in Washington, D.C., pastor of Holy Ghost Church in Chester, Pennsylvania and St. Nicholas Church in Wilmington, Delaware. Pope Benedict XVI named Bura as the Titular Bishop of Limisa and Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia on January 3, 2006.[2] He was ordained a bishop by Cardinal Lubomyr Husar, the Major Archbishop of Kyiv-Galicia on February 21, 2006. The principal co-consecrators were Archbishop Stephen Soroka of Philadelphia and Bishop Michael Kuchmiak, C.Ss.R. of Great Britain.[3] Bura was named the Apostolic Administrator of the Eparchy of Saint Josaphat in Parma on July 29, 2009 and served in that capacity until 2014.[4]

Pope Francis accepted his resignation on November 15, 2019.[5]

References

1. "Most Reverend John Bura". Eparchy of Saint Josaphat in Parma. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
2. "Bishops who are not Ordinaries of Sees". Giga Catholic. Archived from the original on 2014-03-02. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
3. "Bishop John Bura". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
4. "Ukrainian Diocese of Saint Josaphat in Parma". Giga Catholic. Retrieved 2014-12-09.
5. "Resignations and Appointments, 15.11.2019" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. November 15, 2019. Retrieved November 15, 2019.

External links

• Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia Official Site