Meron Mazur

Bishop Meron Mazur, O.S.B.M. (Ukrainian: Мирон Мазур; born 5 February 1962 in Prudentópolis, Paraná, Brazil) is a Brazilian Ukrainian Greek Catholic hierarch. He is currently as Eparchial Bishop of Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of São João Batista em Curitiba from 12 May 2014. Before it, from 21 December 2005 until 12 May 2014 he served as Titular Bishop of Simitthu and Auxiliary Bishop of São João Batista em Curitiba.

Meron Mazur, O.S.B.M.
Eparchial Bishop of Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Imaculada Conceição in Prudentópolis
ChurchCatholic Church
Appointed12 May 2014
Predecessornew title
Other postsAuxiliary Bishop of São João Batista em Curitiba (2005–2014)
Titular Bishop of Simitthu (2005–2014)
Orders
Ordination8 Sep 1990 (Priest)
by Efraím Basílio Krevey
Consecration26 Feb 2006 (Bishop)
by Lubomyr Husar
Personal details
Birth nameMeron Mazur
Born (1962-02-05) 5 February 1962
Prudentópolis, Paraná, Brazil
NationalityBrazil
DenominationRoman Catholicism
Coat of arms

Life

Bishop Mazur was born in the family of ethnical Ukrainian Greek-Catholics in Brazil. After the attending of the Basilian minor seminary, he subsequently joined the Order of Saint Basil the Great, where he had a profession on February 10, 1981 and a solemn profession on January 1, 1988. Mazur was ordained as priest on September 8, 1990, after studies at the St. Basil's Seminary-Studium in Curitiba. Then he continued his studies in Italy in the Pontifical Atheneum of St. Anselm with a baccalaureate in Sacred Theology and the Salesian Pontifical University with a licentiate in Educational Sciences.[1]

After returning from Italy, he had a various pastoral assignments and served as professor, superior and rector at the Basilian Institutes in Brazil. And during 2004-2005 he was a Protohegumen (Provincial Superior) of the Bazilians in Brazil[1]

On December 21, 2005 Fr. Mazur was nominated by Pope Benedict XVI and on February 26, 2006 consecrated to the Episcopate as auxiliary bishop. The principal consecrator was Cardinal Lubomyr Husar, the Head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.[2]

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References
  1. "IN SERVICE TO THE CHURCH". Official of St.Nicholas Parish Website. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  2. "Bishop Meron Mazur, O.S.B.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
Catholic Church titles
New title Bishop of Imaculada Conceição in Prudentópolis
since 2014		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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