Hayda Pavlo

American-Ukrainian Catholic priest, most notable for being the pastor of St. Joseph the Betrothed Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church between 1995 and 2007. He preached extensively on the subject of Eastern Theology and its practical application in a modern lifestyle, especially in ministering to the Churchs youth. Notably, he was the first priest of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church to be legally ordained in Ukraine following the collapse of the Soviet Union and emergence of the Church from its underground. On 4 September 2007, Fr. Pavlo was riding his bicycle eastbound in the 1900 block of East Oakton Street in Des Plaines, Illinois from dropping off his car to be repaired. At about 11 a.m. he collided with an SUV as it was exiting the driveway of an apartment complex. Fr. Pavlo Hayda was pronounced dead at 12:27 p.m. at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, Illinois. Link to Wikipedia biography Read less