Yulian Voronovskyi
Eparchy of Sambir – Drohobych
ChurchUkrainian Greek Catholic Church
In office30 March 1994 – 27 October 2011
PredecessorNew creation
SuccessorYaroslav Pryriz
Other post(s)Hegumen of Univ Lavra of the Studite Rite (1982-1990)
Orders
Ordination27 Oct 1968 (Priest)
by Vasyl Velychkovsky
Consecration30 Sep 1986 (Bishop)
by Volodymyr Sterniuk
Personal details
Born
Yuriy Ivanovych Voronovskyi

5 May 1936
Humnyska, Second Polish Republic
Died28 February 2013(2013-02-28) (aged 76)
Lviv, Ukraine
Order of Merit, 2nd Class Order of Merit, 3rd Class

Bishop Yulian Voronovskyi (also exist Romanization as Julian Voronovsky, Ukrainian: Юліан Вороновський; 5 May 1936 in Humnyska, Second Polish Republic, now is Zolochiv Raion, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine – 28 February 2013 in Lviv) was the Eparchial bishop of Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Sambir-Drohobych from 30 March 1994 to 27 October 2011.[1]

Biography

In 1958 he entered the clandestine Studite Brethren monastery. Working at a state job, he simultaneously studied in the underground seminary in Lviv. On 27 October 1968 he received priestly ordination at the hands of Archbishop Vasyl Velychkovsky. Than he was Hegumen (superior) of the Studite monastery.

On 30 September 1986 he received episcopal consecration at the hands of Archbishop Volodymyr Sterniuk. He was appointed Auxiliary bishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Lviv. In 1990 he was elected the archimandrite of the Univ Holy Dormition Lavra of the Studite Rite[2] and the Rector of Holy Spirit Seminary in Lviv.

On 20 July 1993 he was appointed the Administrator of the newly created Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Sambir-Drohobych, and from 1994-2011 was its Eparch.

Voronovskyi died on 28 February 2013, after undergoing surgery without regaining consciousness in the intensive care department of the Lviv regional hospital.[3] He was 76.

References

  1. ↑ "Bishop Julian Voronovsky, M.S.U." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  2. ↑ Gabriel Chow. "Diocese of Sambir–Drohobych". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  3. ↑ "Відійшов до вічності владика Юліан (Вороновський)". Department of Information of the UGCC. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
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