▁as ▁the ▁second ▁E par ch ial ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Ukrain ian ▁Catholic ▁E par chy ▁of ▁S ask ato on ▁from ▁ 5 ▁December ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁until ▁his ▁ret irement ▁on ▁ 6 ▁November ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁ ▁Life ▁Bishop ▁File v ich ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁the ▁family ▁of ▁eth n ical ▁Ukrain ian ▁Greek - C athol ics ▁O mel ian ▁and ▁Anna ▁( née ▁Pel akh ) ▁File v ich ▁with ▁eight ▁children ▁in ▁Canada . ▁After ▁the ▁school ▁education , ▁he ▁subsequently ▁studied ▁philosophy ▁and ▁the ology ▁in ▁the ▁St . ▁Joseph ▁The ological ▁Sem inary ▁in ▁Ed mont on ▁( 1 9 3 7 – 1 9 4 2 ). ▁File v ich ▁was ▁ord ained ▁as ▁a ▁priest ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁after ▁completed ▁the ological ▁studies . ▁ ▁After ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁a ▁various ▁past oral ▁assign ments ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁parish ▁priest , ▁ch an cell or ▁and ▁a ▁R ector ▁of ▁C athedral ▁of ▁St . ▁Jos ap hat ▁in ▁Toronto ▁( 1 9 5 1 – 1 9 7 8 ). ▁Five ▁last ▁years ▁before ▁his ▁nom ination ▁as ▁bishop , ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 – 1 9 8 3 , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁parish ▁priest ▁in ▁Th under ▁Bay , ▁Ontario . ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁Fr . ▁File v ich ▁was ▁nominated ▁by ▁Pope ▁John ▁Paul ▁II ▁and