Ukrainian bishop, American church : Constantine Bohachevsky and the Ukrainian Catholic Church / Martha Bohachevsky-Chomiak.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bohachevsky-Chomiak, Martha, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bohachevsʹkyĭ, Konstantyn, 1884-1961.

Bohachevsʹkyĭ, Konstantyn.

Ukraïnsʹka katolyt͡sʹka t͡serkva--Bishops--Biography.

Ukraïnsʹka katolyt͡sʹka t͡serkva.

Catholic Church--United States--History--20th century.

Catholic Church.

Catholics, Ukrainian--United States--History.

Catholics, Ukrainian.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (561 pages)

Place of Publication:

Washington, District of Columbia : The Catholic University of America Press, [2018]

Summary:

"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"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-8132-3160-4