Eugeniusz Popowicz

Eugeniusz Popowicz
Eugeniusz Popowicz
	Archbishop-Metropolitan of Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Przemyśl–Warsaw
Church	Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
Appointed	7 November 2015
Predecessor	Jan Martyniak
Other posts	Protosyncellus of the Archeparchy of Przemyśl–Warsaw (1996–2015); Titular Bishop of Horrea Coelia (2013–2015); Auxiliary Bishop of Przemyśl–Warsaw (2013–2015)
Orders
Ordination	17 Oct 1986 (Priest); by Myroslav Marusyn
Consecration	21 Dec 2013 (Bishop); by Sviatoslav Shevchuk
Personal details
Birth name	Eugeniusz Mirosław Popowicz
Born	12 October 1961; Człuchów, Koszalin Voivodeship, Poland

Archbishop Eugeniusz Mirosław Popowicz (Ukrainian: Євген Мирослав Попович; born 12 October 1961 in Człuchów, Koszalin Voivodeship (now Pomeranian Voivodeship), Poland) is a Polish Ukrainian Greek Catholic hierarch as an Archbishop-Metropolitan of Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Przemyśl–Warsaw since 7 November 2015. Previously he served as a Titular Bishop of Horrea Coelia and Auxiliary Bishop of Przemyśl–Warsaw from 4 November 2013 until 7 November 2015.

Coat of arms of Archbishop Eugeniusz Popowicz

Life

Archbishop Popowicz was born in the family of Greek-Catholics in the northern Poland. After graduation of the school education he joined Higher Theological Seminary in Lublin with degree in theology.[1]

After this he was ordained by Archbishop Myroslav Marusyn as deacon on October 14, 1986 and as priest on October 17, 1986 for the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Przemyśl.[2] Following two years pastoral work, Fr. Popowicz continued his studies in the Pontifical Oriental Institute in Rome with Doctor of Canon Law degree. Then, after short time of the professor work in the Theological Seminary in Lviv, Ukraine, he returned in Poland, where continued to serve in the different parishes. In 1996 he was appointed as Protosyncellus of the Archeparchy.[1]

On November 4, 2013 Fr. Popowicz was appointed and on December 21, 2013 was consecrated to the Episcopate as the Auxiliary Bishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Przemyśl–Warsaw. The principal consecrator was Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, the Head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.[2]

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References

"Most Reverend Eugeniusz Popowicz, Ph.D." Official Archeparchy of Przemyśl–Warsaw Website. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
"Archbishop Eugeniusz Mirosław Popowicz". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 19 April 2017.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Luis Armando Tineo Rivera	Titular Bishop of Horrea Coelia 2013–2015	Succeeded by Duncan Theodore Tsoke
Preceded by Jan Martyniak	Archbishop of Przemyśl–Warsaw 2015–present	Succeeded by Incumbent

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[IV-1] "Most Reverend Eugeniusz Popowicz, Ph.D." Official Archeparchy of Przemyśl–Warsaw Website. Retrieved 19 April 2017.

[CH-2] "Archbishop Eugeniusz Mirosław Popowicz". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 19 April 2017.