Hryhoriy Lakota

Blessed

Hryhorij Lakota
Born(1883-01-31)31 January 1883
Holodivka, Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, Austria-Hungary
Died12 November 1950(1950-11-12) (aged 67)
Abezlag, near Vorkuta
Venerated inUkrainian Greek Catholic Church
Beatified27 June 2001, Ukraine by Pope John Paul II

Hryhoriy Lakota, also known as Gregor Lakota (Ukrainian: Григорій Лакота, Polish: Grzegorz Łakota; 31 January 1883 – 12 November 1950), was a Ukrainian Greek Catholic auxiliary bishop who suffered religious persecution and was martyred by the Soviet Union. He was beatified by Pope John Paul II on 27 June 2001 in Ukraine.

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