Background
Kocisko, Stephen John was born on June 11, 1915 in Minneapolis. Son of John Z. and Anna (Somosz) Kocisko.
Kocisko, Stephen John was born on June 11, 1915 in Minneapolis. Son of John Z. and Anna (Somosz) Kocisko.
Bachelor of Philosophy, Propaganda Fide University, 1937. Licentiate of Sacred Theology, Propaganda Fide University, 1941.
Ordained priest, Roman Catholic Church, 1941; consecrated bishop, Roman Catholic Church, 1956; chancellor, Byzantine Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh, 1956; rector, Byzantine Catholic Seminary, Pittsburgh, 1958-1963; 1st bishop, Byzantine Eparchy (diocese) of Passaic, 1963-1969; metropolitan archbishop of, Pittsburgh, since 1969.