New Ukrainian Greek-Catholic bishops are consecrated for Kharkiv and Lviv
UGCC Press Service
LVIV - Hieromonk Stepan Meniok and Hieromonk Ihor Vozniak were ordained to the episcopacy of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church (UGCC) on February 15 and 17, respectively.
Bishop Meniok will serve as exarch for the UGCC's new exarchate of Donetsk-Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine, while Bishop Vozniak will serve as the auxiliary-bishop for the Lviv Archeparchy of the UGCC. Both ordinations were held in St. George's Cathedral in Lviv.
The Rev. Meniok, a member of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (CSsR), was born on August 19, 1949, in the village of Nakonechne, Yavoriv district, Lviv region.
He completed his philosophical and theological studies at the underground seminary in Lviv. He joined the Redemptorist order, took his first vows in 1975 and his final vows on November 8, 1981. He was ordained a priest on July 8, 1981, and served the underground Church in the Lviv region.
In addition to his extensive pastoral service, the Rev. Meniok fulfilled the responsibilities of provincial steward and vicar. From 1994 to 1997 he was the rector of the Lviv's Holy Spirit Seminary.
Since 1997 he has served as the hegumen (superior) for the monastery of St. Alphonsus in Lviv and rector of the Blessed Mykola Charnetskyi Higher Spiritual Institute, Lviv Province of the Redemptorist Fathers.
He speaks Ukrainian, Russian, Polish and French.
The Rev. Vozniak CSsR was born on August 3, 1952, in the village of Lypytsi, Mykolaiv district, Lviv region.
He studied philosophy and theology at the underground seminary in Lviv and joined the Redemptorist order. He took his first vows in 1975 and his final vows in July 1981. He was ordained a priest on November 23, 1980, and served in the underground Church in Vinnytsia and surrounding villages.
From 1990 to 1996 he was the Redemptorist proto-hegumen (abbot). After 1996 he conducted pastoral ministry in Vinnytsia.
From 1998 he was the novice instructor for the Lviv Province of the Redemptorist Fathers. At the same time he continued his pastoral ministry, with a particular emphasis on preaching and conducting retreats for monks, nuns and laity.
In addition to the Ukrainian language, he also speaks Russian, Polish, Italian and English.
Copyright © The Ukrainian Weekly, March 3, 2002, No. 9, Vol. LXX
| Home Page |