Dionisio Lachovicz

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Dionisio Lachovicz,
Lubomyr Husar
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Born
Paulo Lachovicz

(1946-07-02) 2 July 1946 (age 78)
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Bishop Dionisio Paulo Lachovicz,

Major Archeparchy of Kyiv-Halych from December 21, 2005, until January 19, 2009, under the title of Titular Bishop of Egnatia. From September 5, 2019, he is a Delegate with the rights of Apostolic Exarch for the Ukrainian Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Italy
.

Biography

Bishop Lachovicz was born in a family of ethnic Ukrainian Greek-Catholics in Pombas,

profession on January 30, 1964, followed by his solemn profession on March 30, 1970. He was ordained as a priest on December 8, 1972,[1] after studies at St. Basil's Seminary-Studium in Curitiba. Then he continued his studies in Brazil and Italy, earning a licentiate in Theology.[2]

O.S.B.M.
in 1996

After returning from Italy, he had various pastoral assignments and served as a teacher and professor at the Basilian Institutes in Brazil. From 1991 to 1996 he worked in Ukraine as a professor at and then as rector of (beginning in 1994) the Basilian Theological studies in Zolochiv.[2] From 1996 to 2004 he was the Protoarchimandrite (General Superior) of the Basilians in Rome.[3]

On December 21, 2005, Fr. Lachovicz was confirmed by

Major Archbishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church at that time.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Bishop Dionisio Lachovicz (Liakhovych), O.S.B.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Владика Діонісій Ляхович, ЧСВВ, Єпископ-помічник Верховного Архиєпископа, Керівник Патріаршої адміністрації". Official UGCC Web Site (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 9 June 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  3. ^ Gabriel Chow. "Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (O.S.B.M.)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2 May 2017.

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Protoarchimandrite of the Order of Saint Basil the Great
1996–2004
Succeeded by
Preceded by Titular Bishop of Egnatia
2005–present
Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by
Apostolic Visitor for the Ukrainian Greek Catholics
in Italy

2009–2019
Succeeded by
Apostolic Visitor for the Ukrainian Greek Catholics
in Spain

2009–2016
Succeeded by
New title Delegate with the rights of Apostolic Exarch of
the Ukrainian Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Italy

2019–2020
Succeeded by
himself as Apostolic Exarch
Preceded by
Cardinal Angelo De Donatis
(as Apostolic Administrator)
Apostolic Exarch of
the Ukrainian Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Italy

2020–present
Succeeded by
Incumbent