John Stock (bishop)


John Stock is a bishop of the Catholic Church in the United States. He served as the Auxiliary Bishop of Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia from 1971 to 1972.

Biography

Born in St. Clair, Pennsylvania, Stock was ordained a priest for the Archeparchy of Philadelphia on December 4, 1943. Pope Paul VI named him as the Titular Bishop of Pergamum and Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia on January 11, 1971. He was ordained a bishop by Archbishop Ambrozij Andrew Senyshyn, O.S.B.M. on May 25, 1971. The principal co-consecrators were Bishops Jaroslav Gabro of Chicago and Michael Dudick of the Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Passaic. He died the following year on June 29, 1972 at the age of 53.