Vasyl Popovych

Vasyl Popovych
Bishop of Mukachevo
Native name
Василь Попович
ChurchRuthenian Greek Catholic Church
DioceseEparchy of Mukachevo
In office2 October 1837 – 19 October 1864
PredecessorOleksiy Povchiy
SuccessorStefan Pankovych
Orders
Ordination10 April 1820
by Oleksiy Povchiy
Consecration18 March 1838
by Michael Levytsky
Personal details
Born(1796-09-12)12 September 1796
Died19 October 1864(1864-10-19) (aged 68)
Ungvár, Kingdom of Hunagry, Austrian Empire

Vasyl Popovych (Ukrainian: Василь Попович, Hungarian: Popovics Vazul; 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.