Alexander Kulik

Background

Kulik was born in Bialystok in an Orthodox family.

Education

He studied at Saint George"s boarding school in Meudon, Belgium. From 1931 he studied at the Pontifical Oriental Institute in Russicum.

Career

Kulik was ordained Catholic priest on June 12, 1936, led the pastoral work among Russian immigrants in Lille and serving in French parishes. In 1948 Kulik was sent to Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he edited the newspaper " Foreign the truth! ", worked in Iternat Saint Andrew. Summoned to Rome and appointed advisor to the Congregation for the Oriental Churches.

In 1963 was awarded the right to wear a miter and in 1965 was appointed rector of the parish of the Holy Trinity in Paris, where before for many years was a priest.

Father Alexander Kulik died in 1966 in Rome.

Achievements

• In 1953 Kulik, along with Philippe de Régis was the founder of the Institute of Russian Culture.