Mykola Semenyshyn | |
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| Titular Bishop ofIunca in Mauretania, Auxiliary Bishop ofArcheparchy of Ivano-Frankivsk | |
| Church | Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church |
| Appointed | 27 October 2022 |
| Previous posts | Vice Rector of Ivano-Frankivsk Major Theological Seminary (2011–2013), Personal Secretary of CardinalLubomyr Husar (2013–2017) |
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| Ordination | 29 May 2005 (Priest) by Sofron Mudry |
| Consecration | 15 February 2023 (Bishop) by Sviatoslav Shevchuk |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mykola Semenyshyn (1982-05-29)29 May 1982 (age 43) Hlyboka,Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast,Ukrainian SSR |
| Denomination | Ukrainian Greek Catholic |
| Motto | Відчали на глибінь (Ukrainian for "Put out into deep water") |
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BishopMykola Semenyshyn (Ukrainian:Микола Семенишин; born 29 May 1982) is aUkrainian Greek Catholic hierarch as Titular Bishop ofIunca in Mauretania and Auxiliary Bishop of theArcheparchy of Ivano-Frankivsk since 27 October 2022.
Bishop Semenyshyn was born in a family with three children as a middle child in the villageHlyboke [uk] (until 2018 it was named Hlyboka) ofIvano-Frankivsk Oblast. After graduation from the school education in Hlyboke andBohorodchany, he joined the Major Theological Seminary in Ivano-Frankivsk, where completed his philosophical and theological studies from 1999 until 2005.[1] He was ordained as a deacon on 25 November 2004 and as a priest on 29 May 2005. Both ordinations were made by BishopSofron Mudry for then theEparchy of Ivano-Frankivsk.[2]
Fr. Semenyshyn continued his studies in Rome, Italy, where he attended thePontifical Institute of Spirituality Teresianum (2005–2008), receiving alicentiate degree in spiritual theology. During 2009–2011 he worked as a parish priest in theRoman Catholic Diocese of Pinerolo for the faithful of the Latin and Ukrainian rites. After returning to Ukraine in 2011 he served as vice rector of Ivano-Frankivsk Major Theological Seminary (2011–2013), personal assistant to CardinalLubomyr Husar (2013–2017), and spiritual director of theThree Saint Hierarchs Major Theological Seminary in Kyiv (2017–2023).[1]
On 27 October 2022 he was confirmed byPope Francis as an Auxiliary Bishop of theUkrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Ivano-Frankivsk and appointed as aTitular Bishop ofIunca in Mauretania.[3] He was consecrated as a bishop by Major ArchbishopSviatoslav Shevchuk and co-consecrators: metropolitanVolodymyr Viytyshyn and bishopBohdan Dzyurakh in the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ inIvano-Frankivsk on 15 February 2023.[2]
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| Preceded by | Titular Bishop ofIunca in Mauretania 2022– | Succeeded by |
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