Michael Smolinski
Michael Smolinski | |
|---|---|
| Eparchial Bishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saskatoon | |
| Church | Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church |
| Metropolis | Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Winnipeg |
| See | Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saskatoon |
| Appointed | November 30, 2023 |
| Installed | January 21, 2024 |
| Predecessor | Bryan Bayda |
| Previous post(s) | Provincial Superior of the Province of Canada, Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (2023) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | July 5, 2003 (Priest) by Michael Wiwchar |
| Consecration | January 20, 2024 (Bishop) by Sviatoslav Shevchuk |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Michael Smolinski September 10, 1972 |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Education | University of St. Michael's College (M.Div. '02) Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky Institute of Eastern Christian Studies (Post-Bac.Cert. E.C.S. '03) |
| Alma mater | University of Saskatchewan (B.Ed. '94) |
| Motto | "Everything God has created is good." 1 Tim. 4:4 |
| Coat of arms | |
Bishop Michael Smolinski CSsR (Ukrainian: Михайло Смолінський; born September 10, 1972) is a Canadian Ukrainian Greek Catholic hierarch, who is serving as the sixth Eparchial Bishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saskatoon since November 30, 2023.