Volodymyr Viytyshyn
Volodymyr Viytyshyn | |
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Archbishop-Metropolitan of Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Ivano-Frankivsk | |
Church | Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church |
Elected | 2 June 2005 (as Eparchial Bishop) 21 November 2011 (as Metropolitan) |
Predecessor | Sofron Dmyterko |
Other post(s) | Coadjutor Bishop of Kolomyia-Chernivtsi (2003–2004) Bishop of Kolomyia-Chernivtsi (2004–2005) ![]() |
Orders | |
Ordination | 26 May 1982 (Priest) by Pavlo Vasylyk |
Consecration | 15 Jul 2003 (Bishop) by Lubomyr Husar |
Personal details | |
Born | Volodymyr Ivanovych Viytyshyn 9 November 1959 |
Archbishop Volodymyr Viytyshyn (Ukrainian: Володимир Війтишин; born 9 November 1959) is a Ukrainian Greek Catholic hierarch as an archbishop-metropolitan of Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Ivano-Frankivsk since 2 June 2005 (until 21 November 2011 in rank of Eparchial Bishop). Previously he served as a Coadjutor Bishop of Kolomyia-Chernivtsi from 13 May 2003 until 12 December 2004 and as an Eparchial Bishop of the same Kolomyia-Chernivtsi from 12 December 2004 until 2 June 2005.
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Life
[edit]Archbishop Viytyshyn was born in the family of clandestine Greek-Catholics in Vinnytsia Oblast, but in early childhood moved with parents to the Ternopil Oblast, where he grew up. After graduation of the school education he made a compulsory service in the Soviet Army.[1]
In this time he was clandestinely ordained as priest by Bishop Pavlo Vasylyk on May 26, 1982, after he completed clandestine theological studies and made a pastoral work among faithful of the "Catacomb Church". Fr. Viytyshyn was among these persons, who on 4 August 1987 made a declaration about exit from clandestinity of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.[1] From 1990 until 1997 he served as Dean of Tlumach Deanery and from 1997 until 2003 as an Econom of the Eparchy of Kolomyia-Chernivtsi. At the same time he continued his theological studies in the Theological Seminary in Ivano-Frankivsk and Catholic University of Lublin in Poland.[1]
On May 13, 2003 Fr. Viytyshyn was elected and on July 15, 2003 was consecrated to the Episcopate as the Coadjutor Bishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Kolomyia-Chernivtsi. The principal consecrator was Cardinal Lubomyr Husar, the Head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "АРХІЄПИСКОП І МИТРОПОЛИТ ПРЕОСВЯЩЕННИЙ КИР ВОЛОДИМИР (ВІЙТИШИН)". Official Archeparchy of Ivano-Frankivsk Website (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 18 April 2017.
- ^ "Archbishop Volodymyr Viytyshyn". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
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