Vitaliy Skomarovskyi

Bishop Vitaliy Skomarovskyi (Ukrainian: Віталій Скомаровський; born 30 December 1963 in Berdychiv, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukrainian SSR) is a Ukrainian Roman Catholic prelate as the Diocesan Bishop of Lutsk since 12 April 2014. Previously he served as the Titular Bishop of Bencenna and Auxiliary bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Kyiv-Zhytomyr since 7 April 2003 until 12 April 2014 and as an Apostolic Administrator of the same diocese from 31 May 2016 until 30 April 2017.

Vitaliy Skomarovskyi
Diocesan Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Lutsk
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Appointed	12 April 2014
Predecessor	Stanislav Shyrokoradiuk (Ap. Administrator)
Successor	Incumbent
Orders
Ordination	27 May 1990 (Priest) by Vilhelms Nukšs
Consecration	7 June 2003 (Bishop) by Cardinal Marian Jaworski
Personal details
Birth name	Vitaliy Skomarovskyi
Born	(1963-12-30) 30 December 1963 Berdychiv, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukrainian SSR

Life

Bishop Skomarovskyi was born in the Roman-Catholic family in Zhytomyr Oblast. After graduation of the school education in his native town, he graduated a medical college, made a compulsory service in the Soviet Army and subsequently joined the Major Theological Seminary in Riga, Latvia.[1] He was ordained as priest on May 27, 1990,[2] after completed his philosophical and theological study.

After his returning to Ukraine in 1990, Fr. Skomarovskyi performed such ministries: a parish vicar in Berdychiv (1990–1991), Bishop's secretary and parish vicar in Zhytomyr (1991–1992), parish priest in Sumy (1992–1995), diocesan chancellor (1995–1998) and the rector of the St. Sophia Cathedral in Zhytomyr (1998–2000). In 2000 he was appointed as vice-rector and in 2002 – as the rector of the Major Theological Latin Seminary in Vorzel until 2011.[1]

On April 7, 2003, he was appointed by the Pope John Paul II as the Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kyiv-Zhytomyr and Titular Bishop of Bencenna. On June 7, 2003, he was consecrated as bishop by Cardinal Marian Jaworski and other prelates of the Roman Catholic Church.[2]

References

1. "Єпископ-ординарій Віталій Скомаровський". Official Website of the Diocese of Lutsk (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 14 November 2017.
2. "Bishop Vitaliy Skomarovskyi". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 14 November 2017.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Tomislav Koljatic Maroevic	Titular Bishop of Bencenna 2003–2014	Succeeded by Joy Alappat
Preceded by Stanislav Shyrokoradiuk (as Apostolic Administrator)	Diocesan Bishop of Lutsk 2014–present	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by Petro Herkulan Malchuk	Apostolic Administrator of Kyiv–Zhytomyr 2016–2017	Succeeded by Vitaliy Kryvytskyi