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| Cardinal, Major Archbishop Emeritus of Kiev-Galicia | |
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| Church | Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Kyiv |
| Province | Kyiv |
| Appointed | 29 August 2005 |
| Term ended | 10 February 2011 |
| Predecessor | Myroslav Lubachivsky |
| Successor | Sviatoslav Shevchuk |
| Other posts | Cardinal-Priest of S. Sofia a Via Boccea |
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| Ordination | 30 March 1958 by Ambrozij Andrew Senyshyn |
| Consecration | 2 April 1976 by Josyf Slipyj |
| Created cardinal | 21 February 2001 by Pope John Paul II |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
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| Birth name | Lubomyr Lev Luka Husar |
| Born | 26 February 1933 Lwów, Second Polish Republic (present day Ukraine) |
| Died | May 31, 2017 (aged 84) Kniazhychi, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Denomination | Ukrainian Greek Catholic |
| Residence | Kniazhychi, Kyiv Oblast |
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Lubomyr Husar MSU (Liubomyr Huzar; 26 February 1933 – 31 May 2017) was the major archbishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Church, a minority church in Ukraine but the largest sui juris Eastern church in full communion with the Holy See.
Husar was also a Cardinal of the Catholic Church. After the transfer of the see of Lviv to Kiev in 2005, he was the Ukrainian Catholic Major Archbishop of Kiev-Galicia. In February 2011 he became Major Archeparch Emeritus after he resigned due to ill health.
Husar died on 31 May 2017 following a long-illness in Kniazhychi, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine at the age of 84.[1]
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- Cardinalrating pages concerning him Archived 2006-05-06 at the Wayback Machine
- An interview published in February 2004 by Zerkalo Nedeli (Mirror Weekly), Kiev, in Ukrainian and in Russian[permanent dead link].
- Biography at Catholic-pages.com
- Biography at Catholic-hierarchy.com
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