Yosafat Hovera | |
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| Archiepiscopal Exarch ofUkrainian Catholic Archiepiscopal Exarchate of Lutsk | |
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| Church | Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church |
| Appointed | 15 January 2008 |
| Predecessor | New Creation |
| Successor | Incumbent |
| Other post | Titular Bishop ofCaesariana (since 2008) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 30 May 1990 (Priest) by Yulian Voronovskyi |
| Consecration | 7 April 2008 (Bishop) by Lubomyr Husar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Oleh Yaroslavovych Hovera (1967-09-12)12 September 1967 (age 58) |
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BishopYosafat Oleh Hovera (Ukrainian:Йосафат Олег Говера; born 12 September 1967 inIvano-Frankivsk,Ukrainian SSR) is aUkrainian Greek Catholic hierarch as an Archiepiscopal Exarch ofUkrainian Catholic Archiepiscopal Exarchate of Lutsk and Titular Bishop ofCaesariana since 15 January 2008.
Bishop Hovera was born in the family of clandestine Greek-Catholics inIvano-Frankivsk, where he grew up. After graduation from school he joined a clandestine theological seminary.[1]
He was ordained aspriest for theUkrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Lviv on 30 May 1990, after completing clandestine theological studies, and was appointed as a parish priest inVelyka Berezovytsia. Fr. Hovera continued his studies in theCatholic University of Lublin from 1996 until 1999. After returning to Ukraine he was appointed as a vice-rector of the Major Theological Seminary inTernopil (1999–2004). During 2004–2007 he again continued his studies, but this time inRome, in thePontifical Oriental Institute with alicentiate degree in pastoral theology. In 2007 he was appointed as a Rector of the Theological Seminary in Ternopil.[1]
On 15 January 2008, Hovera was appointed, and on 7 April 2008, wasconsecrated to theEpiscopate as the Titular Bishop ofCaesariana. The principalconsecrator was CardinalLubomyr Husar, the Head of theUkrainian Greek Catholic Church.[2]
His father, Yaroslav Hovera, was a prisoner in theSoviet UnionGulag and spent 15 years in thecorrective labor camp inKaraganda.[3]
Bishop Hovera has a two brothers, who also are a clergymen: Rev. Andriy Ivan Hovera (born 1966),Synkellos of theUkrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Ternopil–Zboriv, and Rev.Vasyl Hovera (born 1972), Apostolic Administrator forApostolic Administration of Kazakhstan and Central Asia.
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| Preceded by | Titular Bishop ofCaesariana 2008–present | Succeeded by Incumbent |
| New title | Archiepiscopal Exarch of Lutsk 2008–present | Succeeded by Incumbent |
