Ivan Volansky[a] (July 2, 1857 – August 1, 1926)[1] was a Ukrainian priest who organized the first Greek Catholic parish in the United States.
Ivan Volansky | |
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Іван Волянський | |
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| Born | July 2, 1857 Yabluniv, Austria-Hungary (now Ukraine) |
| Died | August 1, 1926 (aged 69) Dychkiv, Ukrainian SSR, USSR (now Ukraine) |
| Occupation | Priest |
Before his arrival, the Ukrainian Greek Catholic immigrants attended the local Latin Rite Roman Catholic churches. He arrived in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania in 1884 after Ukrainian immigrants petitioned the Metropolitan of Lviv for their own priest.[2] Volansky encountered difficulty being recognized by the local Roman Catholics since he was married.[3]
He soon helped establish several other parishes, some in Pennsylvania and others as far away as New Jersey and Minnesota. Volansky was involved with the building of many churches and cooperative stores, and also the organization of a fraternal society, choir, school, and a newspaper[4][5] Ameryka.[6]
His work has been said to symbolize the vital role that the church played in the life of Ukrainian Americans.[4]
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edit- ^ "Волянський Іван Якович". Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine. Інститут енциклопедичних досліджень НАН України. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ Paul R. Magocsi, Andrii Krawchuk. Morality and reality: the life and times of Andrei Sheptyts'kyi. 1989 Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies.
- ^ Andrew Shipman. Greek Catholics in America. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1909.
- ^ a b Stephan Thernstrom. Harvard encyclopedia of American ethnic groups. Harvard University Press 1980
- ^ The Greek Catholic Union, The American Rusyn Messenge. accessed 25.10.2022
- ^ Ameryka Internet Encyclopedia of Ukraine 1984, accessed 25.10.2022
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