Liubomyr Huzar
Liubomyr Huzar | |
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| Cardinal, Major Archbishop of Kyiv-Galicia | |
| Church | Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Kyiv |
| Province | Kyiv |
| Elected | 29 August 2005 |
| Term ended | 10 February 2011 |
| Predecessor | Myroslav Lubachivsky |
| Successor | Sviatoslav Shevchuk |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of S. Sofia a Via Boccea |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | 30 March 1958 by Ambrozij Andrew Senyshyn |
| Consecration | 2 April 1977 by Josyf Slipyj |
| Created cardinal | 21 February 2001 by Pope John Paul II |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Liubomyr Huzar 26 February 1933 Lwów, Second Polish Republic (present day Lviv, Ukraine) |
| Died | 31 May 2017 (aged 84) Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Denomination | Ukrainian Greek Catholic |
| Residence | Kniazhychi, Kyiv Oblast |
| Coat of arms | |
| Styles of Lubomyr Huzar | |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Lviv (emeritus) |
Liubomyr Huzar MSU (Ukrainian: Любомир Гузар; 26 February 1933 – 31 May 2017) was the Major Archbishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church and the first elected in independent Ukraine. He was also a cardinal of the Catholic Church. After the transfer of the see of Lviv to Kyiv in 2005, he was the Ukrainian Catholic Major Archbishop of Kyiv-Galicia. In February 2011 he became Major Archeparch Emeritus after he resigned due to ill health.