Oleksiy Povchiy

Oleksiy Povchiy (Ukrainian: Олексій Повчій; 17 March 1754 – 11 July 1831) was a Ruthenian Greek Catholic hierarch. He was bishop of the Ruthenian Catholic Eparchy of Mukacheve from 1817 to 1831.

Born in Kokad, Kingdom of Hungary (present day – Hungary) in 1754, he was ordained a priest on 1789. He was confirmed as the Bishop by the Holy See on 28 July 1817. He was consecrated to the Episcopate on 6 November 1817. The principal consecrator was Bishop Samuil Vulcan.[1]

He died in Uzhhorod on 11 July 1831.

References

  1. "Bishop Alexis Pótsy". catholic-hierarchy.org. 2016-04-27.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Mykhaylo Bradach (as Ap. Administrator)
Ruthenian Catholic Bishop of Mukacheve
1817–1831
Succeeded by
Vasyl Popovych


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