Volodymyr Sterniuk
Volodymyr Sterniuk (
Ukrainian Greek Catholic archbishop and the acting head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC) in Ukraine
from 1972-91.
Sterniuk was born in
During
lumberman.[3] While in the camp, he continued his priestly duties and occasionally managed to celebrate Divine Liturgy with a few crumbs of bread and drops of wine.[2] After his release, he returned to his hometown where he worked various jobs including park gatekeeper, bookkeeper, janitor and nurse while secretly continuing his priestly ministry. He taught catechism, said Mass, and heard confessions in his spare time in his room or in the woods.[2]
In July 1964 Sterniuk was secretly ordained bishop by
chalice. During this time he wrote liturgical and theology texts, and ordained five to six priests a year.[1][2]
In 1983, he became archbishop and the representative in Lviv for Myroslav Lubachivsky, the head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church who was at the time residing in Rome.
References
- ^ a b Bishop Volodymyr Sterniuk. Biography from the Institute of Church History at the Ukrainian Catholic University.
- ^ a b c d e Desmond O'Grady. The Turned Card: Christianity Before and after the Wall. Gracewing, 1995. p42
- ^ a b c d e Church Leaders. At the website of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.
- ^ a b Roman Woronowycz. Thousands mourn at funeral of Archbishop Volodymyr Sterniuk. The Ukrainian Weekly.
- ^ Patriarchal Curia.
- ^ Paul Burns. Bulter's Lives of the Saints. Burns and Oates, 2005. p 81
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