Vasyl Popovych

Vasyl Popovych (Ukrainian: Василь Попович; 12 September 1796 – 19 October 1864) was a Ruthenian Greek Catholic hierarch. He was bishop of the Ruthenian Catholic Eparchy of Mukacheve from 1837 to 1864.

Born in Velyki Komyaty, Austrian Empire (present day – Ukraine) in 1796, he was ordained a priest on 10 April 1820. He was confirmed as the Bishop by the Holy See on 2 October 1837. He was consecrated to the Episcopate on 18 March 1838. The principal consecrator was Metropolitan Mykhajlo Levitsky.[1]

He died in Uzhhorod on 19 October 1864.

References

  1. Bishop Vasyl Popovics. catholic-hierarchy.org. 2016-04-26.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Oleksiy Povchiy
Ruthenian Catholic Bishop of Mukacheve
1837–1864
Succeeded by
Stefan Pankovych
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