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'''Vasile Louis Puscas''' ({{lang-ro|Vasile Louis Puşcaş}}) (September 13, 1915 – October 3, 2009) was an [[United States|American]] [[prelate]] of the [[Romanian Catholic Church]].
'''Vasile Louis Puscas''' ({{lang-ro|Puşcaş}}; September 13, 1915 &ndash; October 3, 2009) was an American [[prelate]] of the [[Romanian Church United with Rome, Greek-Catholic|Romanian Catholic Church]].


Puscas was born in [[Aurora, Illinois]] and was [[Holy Orders|ordained]] to the [[Priesthood (Catholic Church)|priesthood]] on May 14, 1942. He was appointed [[Apostolic Exarch]] of [[Romanian Catholic Eparchy of St George's in Canton|for the Romanian faithful of the Byzantine rite residing in the United States]] and was ordained titular Bishop of Leuce on June 26, 1983. On March 26, 1987, Puscas was appointed bishop of the newly-established [[Romanian Catholic Eparchy of St George's in Canton]]. Puscas retired from the pastoral governance of the eparchy on July 2, 1993, aged 77. On September 1, 1993 he left Canton for his hometown Aurora in Illinois, where he died on October 3, 2009.
Puscas was born in [[Aurora, Illinois]] and was [[Holy Orders|ordained]] to the [[Priesthood (Catholic Church)|priesthood]] on May 14, 1942. He was appointed [[apostolic exarch]] [[Romanian Catholic Eparchy of St George's in Canton|for the Romanian faithful of the Byzantine rite residing in the United States]] and was consecrated titular Bishop of Leuce on June 26, 1983. On March 26, 1987, Puscas was appointed bishop of the newly established [[Romanian Catholic Eparchy of St George's in Canton]]. Puscas retired from the pastoral governance of the eparchy on July 2, 1993, aged 77. On September 1, 1993, he left Canton for his hometown Aurora in Illinois, where he died on October 3, 2009.


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Romanian Catholic Eparchy of St George's in Canton|Saint George’s in Canton (Romanian)]]
*[[Romanian Catholic Eparchy of St George's in Canton|Saint George's in Canton (Romanian)]]


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==References==
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*[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bpuscas.html Catholic-Hierarchy]
*[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bpuscas.html Catholic-Hierarchy]
*[http://www.romaniancatholic.org/ Diocese Site]
*[http://www.romaniancatholic.org/ Diocese Site]
*{{Find a Grave|42753963}}
*[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=42753963 Obituary and biography]

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Vasile Louis Puscas
Bishop Emeritus of Saint George’s in Canton (Romanian)
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
SeeSaint George’s in Canton (Romanian)
In office1987 - 1993
Predecessornone
SuccessorJohn Michael Botean
Orders
OrdinationMay 14, 1942
ConsecrationJune 26, 1983
by Traian Crișan, Michael Dudick and Emil John Mihalik
Personal details
BornSeptember 13, 1915
Aurora, Illinois, United States
DiedOctober 3, 2009(2009-10-03) (aged 94)
Aurora, Illinois, United States

Vasile Louis Puscas (Romanian: Puşcaş; September 13, 1915 – October 3, 2009) was an American prelate of the Romanian Catholic Church.

Puscas was born in Aurora, Illinois and was ordained to the priesthood on May 14, 1942. He was appointed apostolic exarch for the Romanian faithful of the Byzantine rite residing in the United States and was consecrated titular Bishop of Leuce on June 26, 1983. On March 26, 1987, Puscas was appointed bishop of the newly established Romanian Catholic Eparchy of St George's in Canton. Puscas retired from the pastoral governance of the eparchy on July 2, 1993, aged 77. On September 1, 1993, he left Canton for his hometown Aurora in Illinois, where he died on October 3, 2009.

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"Saint George's in Canton dei Romeni." Annuario Pontificio 2006, Città del Vaticano: Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 2006, p. 630.

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