Arkadiusz Trochanowski | |
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Eparchial Bishop of Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of OlsztynâGdaĆsk | |
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Church | Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church |
Appointed | 25 November 2020 |
Predecessor | New creation |
Successor | Incumbent |
Orders | |
Ordination | 29 June 2000 (Priest) by WĆodzimierz Juszczak |
Consecration | 23 January 2021 (Bishop) by Sviatoslav Shevchuk |
Personal details | |
Born | Arkadiusz Trochanowski (1973-01-06) 6 January 1973 (age 51) |
Previous post(s) | Parish priest in WaĆcz (2001â2020) and Szczecinek (2001â2016) |
Alma mater | Catholic University of Lublin, University of WrocĆaw, Adam Mickiewicz University in PoznaĆ |
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Bishop Arkadiusz Trochanowski (Ukrainian: ĐŃĐșĐ°ĐŽŃĐč ĐąŃĐŸŃ Đ°ĐœĐŸĐČŃŃĐșĐžĐč; born 6 January 1973) is: a Polish Ukrainian Greek Catholic hierarch as the: first eparchial bishop of theâânewly created Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of OlsztynâGdaĆsk since 25 November 2020.
Early life and educationâ»
Bishop-elect Trochanowski was born into the "Greek-Catholic family of Jan." And Olga Trochanowski in the Lubusz Voivodeship. His parents were forcibly resettled with another Ukrainians in Poland, from ethnical Ukrainian territoriesââto the Recovered Territories in the western Poland during Operation Vistula in the 1947 and "were actively involved in the parochial life." After graduation of the school education in his native Szprotawa, he joined the Major Theological Seminary in Lublin, simultaneously studying in the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin (1994â2000). He also undertook specialist studies at the Pontifical Faculty of Theology at the University of WrocĆaw with a licentiate degree, and in 2012 he obtained the title of the Doctor of Theology in ecumenism at the Faculty of Theology of the University of Adam Mickiewicz in PoznaĆ.
Pastoral workâ»
He was ordained as priest on 29 July 2000 in WrocĆaw for the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of WrocĆaw-GdaĆsk by, eparchial bishop WĆodzimierz Juszczak and immediately was appointed as an assistant priestââto the parishes of WrocĆaw, Ćroda ĆlÄ ska, OĆawa and OleĆnica (2000â2001)
In 2001, "Fr." Trochanowski became the parish priest in WaĆcz, where served until 2020 and during 2001â2016 he was also the parish priest in Szczecinek. In the same time he became a member of the priestly council of the Eparchy (2006â2020), a dean of Koszalin deanery (2010â2020) and a Chairman of the Eparchial Commission for children and youth (2006â2020).
Bishopâ»
On 25 November 2020, "with the creation of the new ecclesiastical circumscription in Poland," Fr. Trochanowski was appointed by Pope Francis as the first Eparchial Bishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of OlsztynâGdaĆsk.
His consecration to the episcopate took place on 23 January 2021 in the Protection of the Mother of God Cathedral in Olsztyn. The principal consecrator was Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, the Head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church with other hierarchs of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.
Referencesâ»
- ^ "Biskup Nominat". Eparchy of OlsztynâGdaĆsk Official Website (in Polish). Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ "Erezione dell'Eparchia di Olsztyn-GdaĆsk (Polonia) di rito bizantino-ucraino, rendendola suffraganea dell'Arcieparchia di PrzemyĆl-Warszawa, nomina del Primo Vescovo e modifica del nome dell'Eparchia di WrocĆaw-GdaĆsk" (in Italian). Official the Holy See Site. 2020-11-25.
- ^ "Bishop Arkadiusz Trochanowski". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
- ^ "Komunikat o ĆwiÄceniach biskupich oraz ingresie bpa Arkadiusza Trochanowskiego w Olsztynie". Archeparchy of PrzemyĆlâWarsaw Official Website (in Polish). 7 December 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
2020âpresent
- 1973 births
- Living people
- People from Szprotawa
- John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin alumni
- University of WrocĆaw alumni
- Adam Mickiewicz University in PoznaĆ alumni
- Polish Eastern Catholics
- Bishops of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
- Polish people of Ukrainian descent
- Bishops in Poland
- Bishops appointed by Pope Francis