Blessed Bishop Gregory (Hryhorii) Lakota

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Blessed Bishop Gregory (Hryhorii) Lakota, ora pro nobis

“Blessed Bishop Gregory (Hryhorii) Lakota (ГРИГОРІЙ ЛАКОТА) was born on 31 January 1883 in the village of Holodivka, in Lemko Region. He studied theology in Lviv and was ordained to the priesthood in 1908 in the city of Przemysl. In Vienna, in 1911, he received his Ph.D. in theology. In 1913, he became a professor at the Greek Catholic seminary in Przemysl, later becoming its rector. On 16 May 1926, he was ordained to the episcopacy and was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Przemysl. On 9 June 1946, he was arrested and imprisoned for 10 years in Vorkuta, Russia. He died as a martyr for the faith on 12 November 1950, in the village of Abez, near Vorkuta.”
 
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http://www.ichistory.org/ukrsite/churchgr/lackot.jpg

Blessed Bishop Gregory (Hryhorii) Lakota, ora pro nobis

“Blessed Bishop Gregory (Hryhorii) Lakota (ГРИГОРІЙ ЛАКОТА) was born on 31 January 1883 in the village of Holodivka, in Lemko Region. He studied theology in Lviv and was ordained to the priesthood in 1908 in the city of Przemysl. In Vienna, in 1911, he received his Ph.D. in theology. In 1913, he became a professor at the Greek Catholic seminary in Przemysl, later becoming its rector. On 16 May 1926, he was ordained to the episcopacy and was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Przemysl. On 9 June 1946, he was arrested and imprisoned for 10 years in Vorkuta, Russia. He died as a martyr for the faith on 12 November 1950, in the village of Abez, near Vorkuta.”
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Seems to be a discrepency in the last two sentences.

Says he was imprisoned in 46 for 10 yrs but died in 50?
46+10 = 56? Should it read 60?
 
I suspect the sentence was for 10 years, and he died whilst serving it.
 
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