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Ortynsky, Soter, 1866-1916

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Personal name headingOrtynsky, Soter, 1866-1916
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Variant(s)Ortynsʹkyĭ, Soter Stepan, 1866-1916
Soter, z Ortynych, 1866-1916
Ortynsʹkyĭ, Soter z Ortynych, 1866-1916
Ortyns'kyj, Soter, 1866-1916
Ортинський, Сотер, 1866-1916
Ортинський, Сотер з Ортинич, 1866-1916
Birth date1866-01-16
Death date1916-03-24
Place of birthUkraine
Place of deathPhiladelphia (Pa.)
AffiliationUkraïnsʹka katolyt︠s︡ʹka t︠s︡erkva
Profession or occupationBishops
Special noteNon-Latin script reference not evaluated.
Found inLuz︠h︡nyt︠s︡ʹkyĭ, Hryhor. I︠E︡pyskop-pioner Kyr Soter z Ortynych, Ortynsʹkyĭ ChSVV, 1963: t.p. (Сотер з Ортинич, Ортинський = Soter z Ortynych, Ortynsʹkyĭ)
Philadelphia Greek-Catholic letter, WWW 02-27-01: (Soter Ortynsky, OSBM, was first Greek-Catholic Ordinary in America)
Ukr. mala ent︠s︡ykl.: v. 3, p. 1244 (Ortynsʹkyĭ, Soter Stepan, 1866-1916, first Greek-Catholic bishop in the United States)
Encyc. of Ukraine: v. 3, p. 720 (Ortynsky [Ortyns'kyj], Soter; b. 01-16-1866 in Ortynychi, Sambir County, Galicia, d. 03-24-1916 in Philadelphia. Ukrainian Catholic bishop and church leader. Ordained in 1891 after graduation from Lviv Theological Academy. Appointed Bishop of all Greek Catholics in the U.S. in 1907. In 1914 he was named full Exarch and responsible directly to the Pope. He organized schools for deacons, established orphanages, and set up and lead a branch of the Prosvita Society in Philadelphia)