Basil Shereghy
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Monsignor
Basil Shereghy (1918 – 1988) was a leading Ruthenian Catholic Church
priest
and professor
, as well as a cultural activist for Rusyns
in the United States
.
He was born in Dorobratovo, Austria-Hungary
(historic Czechoslovakia
(1918–1939), Hungary
(1939–45), now Ukraine
). Ordained in 1942 in the Eparchy of Mukachevo, he taught in the Greek Catholic seminary in Uzhorod during World War II
.
In 1946 he emigrated to the US, serving for the rest of his life in the Byzantine Catholic Metropolitan Church of Pittsburgh
. He worked as a professor of language and liturgy at the Byzantine Catholic Seminary of SS. Cyril and Methodius
in Pittsburgh
, Pennsylvania
. He also was a longtime editor (1970–1986) of the diocesan newspaper Byzantine Catholic World
, which he co-founded.
Monsignor
Monsignor, pl. monsignori, is the form of address for those members of the clergy of the Catholic Church holding certain ecclesiastical honorific titles. Monsignor is the apocopic form of the Italian monsignore, from the French mon seigneur, meaning "my lord"...
Basil Shereghy (1918 – 1988) was a leading Ruthenian Catholic Church
Ruthenian Catholic Church
The Ruthenian Catholic Church is a sui iuris Eastern Catholic Church , which uses the Divine Liturgy of the Constantinopolitan Byzantine Eastern Rite. Its roots are among the Rusyns who lived in the region called Carpathian Ruthenia, in and around the Carpathian Mountains...
priest
Priest
A priest is a person authorized to perform the sacred rites of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particular, rites of sacrifice to, and propitiation of, a deity or deities...
and professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
, as well as a cultural activist for Rusyns
Rusyns
Carpatho-Rusyns are a primarily diasporic ethnic group who speak an Eastern Slavic language, or Ukrainian dialect, known as Rusyn. Carpatho-Rusyns descend from a minority of Ruthenians who did not adopt the use of the ethnonym "Ukrainian" in the early twentieth century...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
He was born in Dorobratovo, Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary , more formally known as the Kingdoms and Lands Represented in the Imperial Council and the Lands of the Holy Hungarian Crown of Saint Stephen, was a constitutional monarchic union between the crowns of the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary in...
(historic Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
(1918–1939), Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
(1939–45), now Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
). Ordained in 1942 in the Eparchy of Mukachevo, he taught in the Greek Catholic seminary in Uzhorod during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
.
In 1946 he emigrated to the US, serving for the rest of his life in the Byzantine Catholic Metropolitan Church of Pittsburgh
Byzantine Catholic Metropolitan Church of Pittsburgh
The Byzantine Catholic Metropolia of Pittsburgh is an autonomous Byzantine Rite particular church of the Catholic Church, originally serving members of the Ruthenian Catholic Church and their descendants in the United States...
. He worked as a professor of language and liturgy at the Byzantine Catholic Seminary of SS. Cyril and Methodius
Byzantine Catholic Seminary of SS. Cyril and Methodius
The Byzantine Catholic Seminary of SS. Cyril and Methodius is a degree-granting school of theology in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States which prepares candidates for priestly ministry to the Byzantine Catholic churches of North America....
in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...
, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
. He also was a longtime editor (1970–1986) of the diocesan newspaper Byzantine Catholic World
Byzantine Catholic World
The Byzantine Catholic World is the official newspaper of the Byzantine Catholic Metropolitan Church of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States....
, which he co-founded.
Books
- What Are Greek Catholics?, (Lisle, Ill.: The Byzantine-Slavonic Publications Committee, 1948)
- Vospitanije podkarpato-ruskoho svjaščenstva / The training of Carpatho-Ruthenian clergy, co-author with Basil Pekar, (Pittsburgh: Byzantine Seminary Press, 1951)
- Greek Catholic Dictionary, (Pittsburgh: Byzantine Seminary Press, 1951)
- The Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, Ruthenian Form, (Collegeville, Minn.: Liturgical Press, 1961)
- The Liturgical Year of the Byzantine-Slavonic Rite, (Pittsburgh: Byzantine Seminary Press, 1968)
- A Historical Album Compiled on the Occasion of the Seventy-fifth Anniversary of the United Societies, editor, (McKeesport, Pa.: United Societies of the U.S.A., 1978)
- Bishop Basil Takach "The Good Shepherd", (Pittsburgh: Byzantine Seminary Press, 1979)
- The Byzantine Catholics, (Pittsburgh: Byzantine Seminary Press, 1981)