Ivan (Liatyshevskyi)

1879-1947


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October 17, 1879
Born in Bohorodychany (Stanislav region). Completed the Stanislav Gymnasium and entered the Lviv University School of Theology.

1901-1905
Studied at Vienna University. On November 24, 1905 received his Doctoral Degree in Theology.

1905-1906
Taught in Innsbruck (Austria) and Freiburg (Germany)

October 20, 1907
Ordained priest by Bishop Hryhorii (Khomyshyn).

from 1911
Professor of Church History at the Stanislav Seminary.

1920s
Catechist for the Stanislav schools and gymnasiums.

July 4, 1927
Bishop Khomyshyn named him monsignor.

November 24, 1929
Ordained bishop.

January 26, 1930
Ordained as the Stanislav auxiliary bishop. Served as the head of Catholic Action.

April 11(12), 1945
Arrested.

1946
Sentenced to 5 years loss of freedom, and in 1950 his case was reviewed resulting in a new sentence: “imprisonment in exile.” He served his exile at the following camps: Merke (1947-1949) and Chulek-Tau (1949-1955) of the Dzhambulsk Region of the Kazakh SSR.

June 3, 1955
Released. Returned to Stanislav.
Continually under surveillance by the KGB.
Secretly ordained Rev. Ivan Sleziuk in 1957 as bishop-coadjutor.

June 27, 1957
Died in Stanislav.


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