Jan Purwinski
Jan Purwinski | |
|---|---|
| Diocesan Bishop of Bishop) by Francesco Colasuonno | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jānis Purvinskis 19 November 1934 |
| Died | 6 April 2021 (aged 86) Zhytomyr, Ukraine |
Bishop Jan Purwinski or Yan Purvinskyi (Ukrainian: Ян Пурвінський; Polish: Jan Purwiński; Latvian: Jānis Purvinskis; 19 November 1934 – 6 April 2021) was a Latvian-born Ukrainian Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Diocesan Bishop of Kyiv–Zhytomyr since 16 January 1991 until 15 June 2011 (until 25 November 1998 as the Diocesan Bishop of Zhytomyr).
Early life
Bishop Purwinski was born into a peasant Roman Catholic family of Polish ethnicity in Latgale. After graduation from school he joined the Major Theological Seminary in Riga in 1956,[1] and was ordained as priest on 13 April 1961,[2] for his native Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Riga.
Career
From 1961 until 1977, Fr. Purwinski began to serve as an assistant priest in
On 16 January 1991 he was appointed by
Later life
He retired on 15 June 2011 and resided in Zhytomyr. He died on 6 April 2021, after being hospitalized a few days prior due to COVID-19 complications.[4][5]
References
- ^ a b c "Єпископ Ян Пурвінський". Official Website of the Diocese of Kyiv–Zhytomyr (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 24 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Bishop Jan Purwinski". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
- ^ a b Mežniece, Ilze (18 September 2011). "Bīskapu diena Ilūkstē" [Bishops day in Ilūkste]. Katoļu Baznīcas Vēstnesis (in Latvian). Retrieved 26 November 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Помер єпископ РКЦ в Україні Ян Пурвінський (in Ukrainian)
- ^ Помер перший єпископ відродженої Житомирської дієцезії Ян Пурвінський