Bishop Dmytro Hryhorak, OSBM, was ordained to the priesthood 34 years ago on October 25, 1992

The Bishop of the Buchach Eparchy of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church received priestly ordination from Bishop Sofron Dmyterko, OSBM, the Eparch of Ivano-Frankivsk, on Christ the King Sunday. Born Dmytro (Bogdan) Hryhorak on January 1, 1956, in Ivano-Frankivsk, he was raised in a religious family during the Soviet era. He credits his parents, Dmytro and Anna, with teaching him prayer and the foundations of the Christian faith despite the risks of persecution by authorities.