Bl. Simeon Lukach - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online

Bl. Simeon Lukach - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online



Bl. Simeon Lukach Roman Catholic Priest and Bishop. On 26 October 1949 he was arrested by the NKVD and was released on 11 February 1955. He functioned as an underground member of the clergy, but in July 1962 he was arrested for a second time and appeared in court with Bishop Ivan Sleziuk, who too was an underground bishop. While in prison, he was stricken with tuberculosis, which hastened his death. Feastday April 2

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