Volodymyr Viytyshyn

Archbishop Volodymyr Viytyshyn (Ukrainian: Володимир Війтишин; born 9 November 1959 in Demydivka, Zhmerynka Raion, Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukrainian SSR) 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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Volodymyr Viytyshyn
Archbishop-Metropolitan of Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Ivano-Frankivsk
ChurchUkrainian Greek Catholic Church
Elected2 June 2005 (as Eparchial Bishop)
21 November 2011 (as Metropolitan)
PredecessorSofron Dmyterko
Other postsCoadjutor Bishop of Kolomyia-Chernivtsi (2003–2004)
Bishop of Kolomyia-Chernivtsi (2004–2005)
Order of Merit (3rd class)
Orders
Ordination26 May 1982 (Priest)
by Pavlo Vasylyk
Consecration15 Jul 2003 (Bishop)
by Lubomyr Husar
Personal details
Birth nameVolodymyr Ivanovych Viytyshyn
Born (1959-11-09) 9 November 1959
Demydivka, Zhmerynka Raion, Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukrainian SSR

Life

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

  1. "АРХІЄПИСКОП І МИТРОПОЛИТ ПРЕОСВЯЩЕННИЙ КИР ВОЛОДИМИР (ВІЙТИШИН)". Official Archeparchy of Ivano-Frankivsk Website (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  2. "Archbishop Volodymyr Viytyshyn". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
nobody
Coadjutor Bishop of Kolomyia-Chernivtsi
2003–2004
Succeeded by
nobody
Preceded by
Pavlo Vasylyk
Bishop of Kolomyia-Chernivtsi
2004–2005
Succeeded by
Mykola Simkaylo
Preceded by
Sofron Mudry
Archbishop of Ivano-Frankivsk
(until 2011 as Bishop of Ivano-Frankivsk)

2005–present
Succeeded by
Incumbent
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