Constantine Buggan

His Eminence

Constantine
Metropolitan of Irinoupolis, Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA
Native name
Митрополит Константин
ChurchUkrainian Orthodox Church of the USA
AppointedMarch 11, 1995
Term endedMay 21, 2012
PredecessorMstyslav (Skrypnyk)
SuccessorAnthony (Scharba)
Previous post(s)Bishop of Chicago (1972-1987)
Archbishop of Chicago (1987-1993)
Orders
Ordination23 July 1967
by John (Theodorovich)
Consecration7 May 1972
Personal details
Born
Theodore Stanislavovich Buggan

(1936-07-29)July 29, 1936
DiedMay 21, 2012(2012-05-21) (aged 75)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
NationalityAmerican
DenominationEastern Orthodox

Metropolitan Constantine (b. July 29, 1936 – d. May 21, 2012) (Secular name: Theodore Stanislavovich Buggan) was the Metropolitan of Irinoupolis, and Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA (UOC of USA), which is a jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in the United States. The primatial cathedral is in Parma, Ohio (St. Vladimir Cathedral), and the Church's head offices and Consistory are based in South Bound Brook, New Jersey.