Innocent Lotocky

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Iliarii and the family name is Lotocky.

Innocent Lotocky, O.S.B.M
Bishop of Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Chicago
Native name	Інокентій Ілярій Лотоцький
Church	Ukrainian Catholic Church
See	Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Chicago
In office	1980–1993
Predecessor	Jaroslaw Gabro
Successor	Michael Wiwchar, C.Ss.R.
Previous post(s)	Priest
Orders
Ordination	November 24, 1940
Personal details
Born	(1915-11-03)November 3, 1915 Stari Petlykivtsi, Austro-Hungarian Empire (now Ukraine)
Died	July 4, 2013(2013-07-04) (aged 97) Chicago, Illinois

Innocent Iliarii Lotocky, O.S.B.M^[a] (November 3, 1915 – July 4, 2013) was an American Bishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Church. Prior to his consecration as bishop, he served for many years as pastor of Immaculate Conception Ukrainian Catholic Church in Hamtramck, Michigan.

Life

Lotocky was born in Stari Petlykivtsi in present-day Ukraine. In November 24, 1940, he was ordained as a priest in the Religious Order of Saint Basil the Great. From 1962 to 1980, he served as Pastor of Immaculate Conception Ukrainian Catholic Church in Hamtramck.^[1] He was appointed to the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Chicago on December 22, 1980,^[2] and ordained as Bishop Innocent on March 22, 1981.^[3] Lotocky remained at the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Chicago until July 2, 1993.

On June 29, 2013, after difficulty breathing, Bishop Innocent was taken to hospital. His condition deteriorated, and he died peacefully in Presence St. Mary Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois, on July 4, 2013.^[4][5]

See also

• Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Chicago
• Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church

Notes

1. Ukrainian: Інокентій Ілярій Лотоцький, romanized: Inokentii Iliarii Lototskyi

References

1. http://www.icchurch-osbm.com/about.html
2. "Bishop Makes Visit to Ukrainian Flock". St. Joseph News-Press. St. Joseph, MO. July 19, 1986. p. 30. Retrieved April 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "New Ukrainian Prelate". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, IL. April 3, 1981. p. 37. Retrieved April 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Bishop Innocent Lotocky". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, IL. July 11, 2013. pp. 2–7. Retrieved April 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Innocent Lotocky

External links

• Catholic-Hierarchy
• Diocese Website